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Sun City vs Tucson, AZ

Tucson currently scores 2 points higher overall than Sun City, with the largest gap in flood.

Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.

Sun City

38/100

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Tucson

40/100

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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: 38/100 · Tucson: 40/100

Tucson is 2 points higher.

Flood

Sun City: 90/100 · Tucson: 53/100

Sun City is 37 points higher.

Sun City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.

Tucson: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Sun City: 10/100 · Tucson: 12/100

Tucson is 2 points higher.

Sun City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Tucson: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Sun City: 16/100 · Tucson: 37/100

Tucson is 21 points higher.

Sun City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tucson: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Sun City: 0/100 · Tucson: 0/100

No gap.

Sun City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Tucson: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Sun City: 6/100 · Tucson: 39/100

Tucson is 33 points higher.

Sun City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Tucson: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Sun City: Unavailable · Tucson: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Sun City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Tucson: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Sun City: 84/100 · Tucson: 76/100

Sun City is 8 points higher.

Sun City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Tucson: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Sun City: 21/100 · Tucson: 20/100

Sun City is 1 points higher.

Sun City: 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.