City vs city
Boca Raton vs Highland Beach, FL
Highland Beach currently scores 10 points higher overall than Boca Raton, 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
Boca Raton: 46/100 · Highland Beach: 56/100
Highland Beach is 10 points higher.
Flood
Boca Raton: 39/100 · Highland Beach: 69/100
Highland Beach is 30 points higher.
Boca Raton: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 28 features intersect this tile.
Highland Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Boca Raton: 70/100 · Highland Beach: 72/100
Highland Beach is 2 points higher.
Boca Raton: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Highland Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Boca Raton: 90/100 · Highland Beach: 85/100
Boca Raton is 5 points higher.
Boca Raton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Highland Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Boca Raton: 46/100 · Highland Beach: 100/100
Highland Beach is 54 points higher.
Boca Raton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Highland Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Boca Raton: 23/100 · Highland Beach: 35/100
Highland Beach is 12 points higher.
Boca Raton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Highland Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Boca Raton: Unavailable · Highland Beach: 68/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Boca Raton: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Highland Beach: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Boca Raton: 38/100 · Highland Beach: 5/100
Boca Raton is 33 points higher.
Boca Raton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Highland Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Boca Raton: 14/100 · Highland Beach: 13/100
Boca Raton is 1 points higher.
Boca Raton: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Highland Beach: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.