City vs city
Indio vs Palm Desert, CA
Indio currently scores 1 points higher overall than Palm Desert, 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 is a current EPA AirNow signal; 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
Indio: 26/100 · Palm Desert: 25/100
Indio is 1 points higher.
Flood
Indio: 39/100 · Palm Desert: 42/100
Palm Desert is 3 points higher.
Indio: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 19 features intersect this tile.
Palm Desert: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Indio: 6/100 · Palm Desert: 6/100
No gap.
Indio: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Palm Desert: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Indio: 6/100 · Palm Desert: 5/100
Indio is 1 points higher.
Indio: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Palm Desert: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Indio: 0/100 · Palm Desert: 0/100
No gap.
Indio: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Palm Desert: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Indio: 3/100 · Palm Desert: 1/100
Indio is 2 points higher.
Indio: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Palm Desert: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Indio: Unavailable · Palm Desert: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Indio: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Palm Desert: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Indio: 74/100 · Palm Desert: 68/100
Indio is 6 points higher.
Indio: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Palm Desert: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Indio: 26/100 · Palm Desert: 26/100
No gap.
Indio: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Palm Desert: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.