City vs city
Belle Glade vs Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Belle Glade and Palm Beach Gardens are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference 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
Belle Glade: 47/100 · Palm Beach Gardens: 47/100
No gap.
Flood
Belle Glade: 50/100 · Palm Beach Gardens: 37/100
Belle Glade is 13 points higher.
Belle Glade: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Palm Beach Gardens: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Belle Glade: 56/100 · Palm Beach Gardens: 70/100
Palm Beach Gardens is 14 points higher.
Belle Glade: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Palm Beach Gardens: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Belle Glade: 98/100 · Palm Beach Gardens: 95/100
Belle Glade is 3 points higher.
Belle Glade: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Palm Beach Gardens: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Belle Glade: 62/100 · Palm Beach Gardens: 31/100
Belle Glade is 31 points higher.
Belle Glade: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Palm Beach Gardens: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Belle Glade: 29/100 · Palm Beach Gardens: 28/100
Belle Glade is 1 points higher.
Belle Glade: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Palm Beach Gardens: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Belle Glade: 27/100 · Palm Beach Gardens: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Belle Glade: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Palm Beach Gardens: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Belle Glade: 40/100 · Palm Beach Gardens: 56/100
Palm Beach Gardens is 16 points higher.
Belle Glade: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Palm Beach Gardens: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Belle Glade: 13/100 · Palm Beach Gardens: 13/100
No gap.
Belle Glade: 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 Beach Gardens: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.