City vs city
Indio vs Palm Springs, CA
Palm Springs currently scores 3 points higher overall than Indio, with the largest gap 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
Indio: 26/100 · Palm Springs: 29/100
Palm Springs is 3 points higher.
Flood
Indio: 39/100 · Palm Springs: 56/100
Palm Springs is 17 points higher.
Indio: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 19 features intersect this tile.
Palm Springs: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 16 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Indio: 6/100 · Palm Springs: 6/100
No gap.
Indio: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Palm Springs: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Indio: 6/100 · Palm Springs: 5/100
Indio is 1 points higher.
Indio: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Palm Springs: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Indio: 0/100 · Palm Springs: 0/100
No gap.
Indio: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Palm Springs: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Indio: 3/100 · Palm Springs: 6/100
Palm Springs is 3 points higher.
Indio: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Palm Springs: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Indio: Unavailable · Palm Springs: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Indio: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Palm Springs: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Indio: 74/100 · Palm Springs: 76/100
Palm Springs is 2 points higher.
Indio: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Palm Springs: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Indio: 26/100 · Palm Springs: 27/100
Palm Springs is 1 points higher.
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.
Palm Springs: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.