City vs city
Cape Coral vs Fort Myers Shores, FL
Cape Coral currently scores 15 points higher overall than Fort Myers Shores, 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 Coral: 64/100 · Fort Myers Shores: 49/100
Cape Coral is 15 points higher.
Flood
Cape Coral: 48/100 · Fort Myers Shores: 51/100
Fort Myers Shores is 3 points higher.
Cape Coral: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 20 features intersect this tile.
Fort Myers Shores: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 28 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cape Coral: 60/100 · Fort Myers Shores: 55/100
Cape Coral is 5 points higher.
Cape Coral: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Fort Myers Shores: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cape Coral: 74/100 · Fort Myers Shores: 89/100
Fort Myers Shores is 15 points higher.
Cape Coral: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Fort Myers Shores: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cape Coral: 100/100 · Fort Myers Shores: 8/100
Cape Coral is 92 points higher.
Cape Coral: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Fort Myers Shores: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cape Coral: 52/100 · Fort Myers Shores: 12/100
Cape Coral is 40 points higher.
Cape Coral: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Fort Myers Shores: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cape Coral: 97/100 · Fort Myers Shores: 95/100
Cape Coral is 2 points higher.
Cape Coral: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Fort Myers Shores: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Cape Coral: 71/100 · Fort Myers Shores: 69/100
Cape Coral is 2 points higher.
Cape Coral: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Fort Myers Shores: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Cape Coral: 13/100 · Fort Myers Shores: 13/100
No gap.
Cape Coral: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Fort Myers Shores: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.