City vs city
Indio vs Palo Verde, CA
Indio currently scores 3 points higher overall than Palo Verde, 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
Indio: 26/100 · Palo Verde: 23/100
Indio is 3 points higher.
Flood
Indio: 39/100 · Palo Verde: 33/100
Indio is 6 points higher.
Indio: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 19 features intersect this tile.
Palo Verde: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Indio: 6/100 · Palo Verde: 8/100
Palo Verde is 2 points higher.
Indio: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Palo Verde: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Indio: 6/100 · Palo Verde: 11/100
Palo Verde is 5 points higher.
Indio: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Palo Verde: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Indio: 0/100 · Palo Verde: 0/100
No gap.
Indio: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Palo Verde: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Indio: 3/100 · Palo Verde: 0/100
Indio is 3 points higher.
Indio: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Palo Verde: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Indio: Unavailable · Palo Verde: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Indio: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Palo Verde: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Indio: 74/100 · Palo Verde: 41/100
Indio is 33 points higher.
Indio: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Palo Verde: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Indio: 26/100 · Palo Verde: 24/100
Indio is 2 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.
Palo Verde: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.