City vs city
Balm vs Ponte Vedra, FL
Ponte Vedra currently scores 7 points higher overall than Balm, 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
Balm: 34/100 · Ponte Vedra: 41/100
Ponte Vedra is 7 points higher.
Flood
Balm: 31/100 · Ponte Vedra: 48/100
Ponte Vedra is 17 points higher.
Balm: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Ponte Vedra: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 23 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Balm: 46/100 · Ponte Vedra: 35/100
Balm is 11 points higher.
Balm: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Ponte Vedra: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Balm: 88/100 · Ponte Vedra: 93/100
Ponte Vedra is 5 points higher.
Balm: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Ponte Vedra: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Balm: 15/100 · Ponte Vedra: 15/100
No gap.
Balm: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Ponte Vedra: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Balm: 21/100 · Ponte Vedra: 14/100
Balm is 7 points higher.
Balm: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Ponte Vedra: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Balm: Unavailable · Ponte Vedra: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Balm: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Ponte Vedra: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Balm: 20/100 · Ponte Vedra: 64/100
Ponte Vedra is 44 points higher.
Balm: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ponte Vedra: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Balm: 20/100 · Ponte Vedra: 18/100
Balm is 2 points higher.
Balm: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Ponte Vedra: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.