City vs city
Cantonment vs Merritt Island, FL
Cantonment currently scores 2 points higher overall than Merritt Island, 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
Cantonment: 43/100 · Merritt Island: 41/100
Cantonment is 2 points higher.
Flood
Cantonment: 30/100 · Merritt Island: 40/100
Merritt Island is 10 points higher.
Cantonment: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Merritt Island: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 15 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cantonment: 53/100 · Merritt Island: 52/100
Cantonment is 1 points higher.
Cantonment: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Merritt Island: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cantonment: 78/100 · Merritt Island: 91/100
Merritt Island is 13 points higher.
Cantonment: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Merritt Island: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cantonment: 19/100 · Merritt Island: 15/100
Cantonment is 4 points higher.
Cantonment: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Merritt Island: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cantonment: 25/100 · Merritt Island: 13/100
Cantonment is 12 points higher.
Cantonment: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Merritt Island: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cantonment: Unavailable · Merritt Island: 91/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Cantonment: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Merritt Island: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Cantonment: 72/100 · Merritt Island: 10/100
Cantonment is 62 points higher.
Cantonment: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Merritt Island: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Cantonment: 27/100 · Merritt Island: 16/100
Cantonment is 11 points higher.
Cantonment: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Merritt Island: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.