City vs city
Sun City West vs Tucson, AZ
Tucson currently scores 7 points higher overall than Sun City West, with the largest gap in flood.
Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.
Hazard breakdown
Scores describe each city’s reference grid tile, not every property. A missing model is unavailable, not zero risk. Air quality uses an ingested EPA AirNow snapshot and may not reflect current conditions; other factors describe baseline exposure. The overall score blends different hazards and is not a probability of damage. Read the scoring methodology and sources.
Overall
Sun City West: 33/100 · Tucson: 40/100
Tucson is 7 points higher.
Flood
Sun City West: 93/100 · Tucson: 53/100
Sun City West is 40 points higher.
Sun City West: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Tucson: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Sun City West: 10/100 · Tucson: 12/100
Tucson is 2 points higher.
Sun City West: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Tucson: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Sun City West: 15/100 · Tucson: 37/100
Tucson is 22 points higher.
Sun City West: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tucson: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Sun City West: 8/100 · Tucson: 0/100
Sun City West is 8 points higher.
Sun City West: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Tucson: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Sun City West: 2/100 · Tucson: 39/100
Tucson is 37 points higher.
Sun City West: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Tucson: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Sun City West: Unavailable · Tucson: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Sun City West: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Tucson: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Sun City West: 81/100 · Tucson: 76/100
Sun City West is 5 points higher.
Sun City West: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Tucson: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Sun City West: 21/100 · Tucson: 20/100
Sun City West is 1 points higher.
Sun City West: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Tucson: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.