City vs city
Cape Canaveral vs Merritt Island, FL
Cape Canaveral currently scores 10 points higher overall than Merritt Island, 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
Cape Canaveral: 51/100 · Merritt Island: 41/100
Cape Canaveral is 10 points higher.
Flood
Cape Canaveral: 48/100 · Merritt Island: 40/100
Cape Canaveral is 8 points higher.
Cape Canaveral: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 22 features intersect this tile.
Merritt Island: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 15 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cape Canaveral: 53/100 · Merritt Island: 52/100
Cape Canaveral is 1 points higher.
Cape Canaveral: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Merritt Island: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cape Canaveral: 92/100 · Merritt Island: 91/100
Cape Canaveral is 1 points higher.
Cape Canaveral: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Merritt Island: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cape Canaveral: 69/100 · Merritt Island: 15/100
Cape Canaveral is 54 points higher.
Cape Canaveral: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Merritt Island: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cape Canaveral: 26/100 · Merritt Island: 13/100
Cape Canaveral is 13 points higher.
Cape Canaveral: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Merritt Island: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cape Canaveral: 93/100 · Merritt Island: 91/100
Cape Canaveral is 2 points higher.
Cape Canaveral: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Merritt Island: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Cape Canaveral: 8/100 · Merritt Island: 10/100
Merritt Island is 2 points higher.
Cape Canaveral: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Merritt Island: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Cape Canaveral: 16/100 · Merritt Island: 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.
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.