City vs city
Sun City West vs Wickenburg, AZ
Wickenburg currently scores 3 points higher overall than Sun City West, with the largest gap in wildfire.
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 · Wickenburg: 36/100
Wickenburg is 3 points higher.
Flood
Sun City West: 93/100 · Wickenburg: 94/100
Wickenburg is 1 points higher.
Sun City West: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wickenburg: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 26 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Sun City West: 10/100 · Wickenburg: 10/100
No gap.
Sun City West: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Wickenburg: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Sun City West: 15/100 · Wickenburg: 15/100
No gap.
Sun City West: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Wickenburg: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Sun City West: 8/100 · Wickenburg: 0/100
Sun City West is 8 points higher.
Sun City West: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wickenburg: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Sun City West: 2/100 · Wickenburg: 16/100
Wickenburg is 14 points higher.
Sun City West: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wickenburg: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Sun City West: Unavailable · Wickenburg: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Sun City West: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wickenburg: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Sun City West: 81/100 · Wickenburg: 51/100
Sun City West is 30 points higher.
Sun City West: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Wickenburg: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Sun City West: 21/100 · Wickenburg: 28/100
Wickenburg is 7 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.
Wickenburg: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.