City vs city
Cape Canaveral vs Melbourne, FL
Melbourne currently scores 1 points higher overall than Cape Canaveral, 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
Cape Canaveral: 51/100 · Melbourne: 52/100
Melbourne is 1 points higher.
Flood
Cape Canaveral: 48/100 · Melbourne: 34/100
Cape Canaveral is 14 points higher.
Cape Canaveral: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 22 features intersect this tile.
Melbourne: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 20 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cape Canaveral: 53/100 · Melbourne: 54/100
Melbourne is 1 points higher.
Cape Canaveral: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Melbourne: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cape Canaveral: 92/100 · Melbourne: 94/100
Melbourne is 2 points higher.
Cape Canaveral: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Melbourne: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cape Canaveral: 69/100 · Melbourne: 46/100
Cape Canaveral is 23 points higher.
Cape Canaveral: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Melbourne: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cape Canaveral: 26/100 · Melbourne: 28/100
Melbourne is 2 points higher.
Cape Canaveral: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Melbourne: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cape Canaveral: 93/100 · Melbourne: 95/100
Melbourne is 2 points higher.
Cape Canaveral: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Melbourne: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Cape Canaveral: 8/100 · Melbourne: 50/100
Melbourne is 42 points higher.
Cape Canaveral: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Melbourne: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Cape Canaveral: 16/100 · Melbourne: 16/100
No gap.
Cape Canaveral: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Melbourne: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.