City vs city
Cape Canaveral vs Rotonda West, FL
Cape Canaveral and Rotonda West are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference 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 · Rotonda West: 51/100
No gap.
Flood
Cape Canaveral: 48/100 · Rotonda West: 77/100
Rotonda West is 29 points higher.
Cape Canaveral: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 22 features intersect this tile.
Rotonda West: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cape Canaveral: 53/100 · Rotonda West: 60/100
Rotonda West is 7 points higher.
Cape Canaveral: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Rotonda West: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cape Canaveral: 92/100 · Rotonda West: 59/100
Cape Canaveral is 33 points higher.
Cape Canaveral: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Rotonda West: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cape Canaveral: 69/100 · Rotonda West: 19/100
Cape Canaveral is 50 points higher.
Cape Canaveral: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Rotonda West: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cape Canaveral: 26/100 · Rotonda West: 4/100
Cape Canaveral is 22 points higher.
Cape Canaveral: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Rotonda West: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cape Canaveral: 93/100 · Rotonda West: 98/100
Rotonda West is 5 points higher.
Cape Canaveral: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Rotonda West: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Cape Canaveral: 8/100 · Rotonda West: 73/100
Rotonda West is 65 points higher.
Cape Canaveral: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Rotonda West: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Cape Canaveral: 16/100 · Rotonda West: 17/100
Rotonda West is 1 points higher.
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.
Rotonda West: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.