City vs city
Cape Coral vs Salt Springs, FL
Cape Coral currently scores 19 points higher overall than Salt Springs, 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 · Salt Springs: 45/100
Cape Coral is 19 points higher.
Flood
Cape Coral: 48/100 · Salt Springs: 36/100
Cape Coral is 12 points higher.
Cape Coral: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 20 features intersect this tile.
Salt Springs: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cape Coral: 60/100 · Salt Springs: 36/100
Cape Coral is 24 points higher.
Cape Coral: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Salt Springs: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cape Coral: 74/100 · Salt Springs: 99/100
Salt Springs is 25 points higher.
Cape Coral: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Salt Springs: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cape Coral: 100/100 · Salt Springs: 15/100
Cape Coral is 85 points higher.
Cape Coral: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Salt Springs: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cape Coral: 52/100 · Salt Springs: 10/100
Cape Coral is 42 points higher.
Cape Coral: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Salt Springs: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cape Coral: 97/100 · Salt Springs: 69/100
Cape Coral is 28 points higher.
Cape Coral: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Salt Springs: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Cape Coral: 71/100 · Salt Springs: 73/100
Salt Springs is 2 points higher.
Cape Coral: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Salt Springs: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Cape Coral: 13/100 · Salt Springs: 21/100
Salt Springs is 8 points higher.
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.
Salt Springs: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.