City vs city
Bear Creek vs Ponte Vedra, FL
Bear Creek currently scores 10 points higher overall than Ponte Vedra, with the largest gap in tornado.
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
Bear Creek: 51/100 · Ponte Vedra: 41/100
Bear Creek is 10 points higher.
Flood
Bear Creek: 51/100 · Ponte Vedra: 48/100
Bear Creek is 3 points higher.
Bear Creek: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 17 features intersect this tile.
Ponte Vedra: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 23 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Bear Creek: 51/100 · Ponte Vedra: 35/100
Bear Creek is 16 points higher.
Bear Creek: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Ponte Vedra: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Bear Creek: 57/100 · Ponte Vedra: 93/100
Ponte Vedra is 36 points higher.
Bear Creek: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Ponte Vedra: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Bear Creek: 100/100 · Ponte Vedra: 15/100
Bear Creek is 85 points higher.
Bear Creek: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Ponte Vedra: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Bear Creek: 29/100 · Ponte Vedra: 14/100
Bear Creek is 15 points higher.
Bear Creek: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Ponte Vedra: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Bear Creek: 99/100 · Ponte Vedra: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Bear Creek: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Ponte Vedra: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Bear Creek: 7/100 · Ponte Vedra: 64/100
Ponte Vedra is 57 points higher.
Bear Creek: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ponte Vedra: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Bear Creek: 17/100 · Ponte Vedra: 18/100
Ponte Vedra is 1 points higher.
Bear Creek: 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.