City vs city
Desert Edge vs Indio, CA
Indio currently scores 1 points higher overall than Desert Edge, 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
Desert Edge: 25/100 · Indio: 26/100
Indio is 1 points higher.
Flood
Desert Edge: 47/100 · Indio: 39/100
Desert Edge is 8 points higher.
Desert Edge: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Indio: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 19 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Desert Edge: 6/100 · Indio: 6/100
No gap.
Desert Edge: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Indio: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Desert Edge: 5/100 · Indio: 6/100
Indio is 1 points higher.
Desert Edge: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Indio: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Desert Edge: 0/100 · Indio: 0/100
No gap.
Desert Edge: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Indio: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Desert Edge: 4/100 · Indio: 3/100
Desert Edge is 1 points higher.
Desert Edge: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Indio: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Desert Edge: Unavailable · Indio: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Desert Edge: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Indio: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Desert Edge: 62/100 · Indio: 74/100
Indio is 12 points higher.
Desert Edge: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Indio: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Desert Edge: 28/100 · Indio: 26/100
Desert Edge is 2 points higher.
Desert Edge: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Indio: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.