City vs city
Palm Desert vs Salton City, CA
Palm Desert currently scores 6 points higher overall than Salton City, 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
Palm Desert: 25/100 · Salton City: 19/100
Palm Desert is 6 points higher.
Flood
Palm Desert: 42/100 · Salton City: 41/100
Palm Desert is 1 points higher.
Palm Desert: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Salton City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Palm Desert: 6/100 · Salton City: 7/100
Salton City is 1 points higher.
Palm Desert: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Salton City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Palm Desert: 5/100 · Salton City: 6/100
Salton City is 1 points higher.
Palm Desert: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Salton City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Palm Desert: 0/100 · Salton City: 0/100
No gap.
Palm Desert: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Salton City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Palm Desert: 1/100 · Salton City: 1/100
No gap.
Palm Desert: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Salton City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Palm Desert: Unavailable · Salton City: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Palm Desert: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Salton City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Palm Desert: 68/100 · Salton City: 39/100
Palm Desert is 29 points higher.
Palm Desert: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Salton City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Palm Desert: 26/100 · Salton City: 22/100
Palm Desert is 4 points higher.
Palm Desert: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Salton City: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.