City vs city
Cathedral City vs Mesa Verde, CA
Cathedral City currently scores 7 points higher overall than Mesa Verde, 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
Cathedral City: 24/100 · Mesa Verde: 17/100
Cathedral City is 7 points higher.
Flood
Cathedral City: 31/100 · Mesa Verde: 26/100
Cathedral City is 5 points higher.
Cathedral City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Mesa Verde: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cathedral City: 6/100 · Mesa Verde: 8/100
Mesa Verde is 2 points higher.
Cathedral City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Mesa Verde: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cathedral City: 5/100 · Mesa Verde: 12/100
Mesa Verde is 7 points higher.
Cathedral City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Mesa Verde: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cathedral City: 0/100 · Mesa Verde: 4/100
Mesa Verde is 4 points higher.
Cathedral City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Mesa Verde: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cathedral City: 3/100 · Mesa Verde: 1/100
Cathedral City is 2 points higher.
Cathedral City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Mesa Verde: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cathedral City: Unavailable · Mesa Verde: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Cathedral City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Mesa Verde: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Cathedral City: 75/100 · Mesa Verde: 41/100
Cathedral City is 34 points higher.
Cathedral City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Mesa Verde: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Cathedral City: 26/100 · Mesa Verde: 25/100
Cathedral City is 1 points higher.
Cathedral 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.
Mesa Verde: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.