City vs city
Desert Edge vs Palm Desert, CA
Desert Edge and Palm Desert are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference 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 · Palm Desert: 25/100
No gap.
Flood
Desert Edge: 47/100 · Palm Desert: 42/100
Desert Edge is 5 points higher.
Desert Edge: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Palm Desert: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Desert Edge: 6/100 · Palm Desert: 6/100
No gap.
Desert Edge: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Palm Desert: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Desert Edge: 5/100 · Palm Desert: 5/100
No gap.
Desert Edge: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Palm Desert: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Desert Edge: 0/100 · Palm Desert: 0/100
No gap.
Desert Edge: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Palm Desert: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Desert Edge: 4/100 · Palm Desert: 1/100
Desert Edge is 3 points higher.
Desert Edge: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Palm Desert: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Desert Edge: Unavailable · Palm Desert: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Desert Edge: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Palm Desert: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Desert Edge: 62/100 · Palm Desert: 68/100
Palm Desert is 6 points higher.
Desert Edge: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Palm Desert: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Desert Edge: 28/100 · Palm Desert: 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.
Palm Desert: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.