City vs city
Indian Wells vs Palm Desert, CA
Indian Wells and Palm Desert are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference in flood.
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
Indian Wells: 25/100 · Palm Desert: 25/100
No gap.
Flood
Indian Wells: 42/100 · Palm Desert: 42/100
No gap.
Indian Wells: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Palm Desert: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Indian Wells: 6/100 · Palm Desert: 6/100
No gap.
Indian Wells: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Palm Desert: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Indian Wells: 5/100 · Palm Desert: 5/100
No gap.
Indian Wells: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Palm Desert: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Indian Wells: 0/100 · Palm Desert: 0/100
No gap.
Indian Wells: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Palm Desert: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Indian Wells: 1/100 · Palm Desert: 1/100
No gap.
Indian Wells: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Palm Desert: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Indian Wells: Unavailable · Palm Desert: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Indian Wells: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Palm Desert: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Indian Wells: 68/100 · Palm Desert: 68/100
No gap.
Indian Wells: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Palm Desert: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Indian Wells: 26/100 · Palm Desert: 26/100
No gap.
Indian Wells: 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.