City vs city
Cocoa vs Merritt Island, FL
Cocoa currently scores 23 points higher overall than Merritt Island, with the largest gap in hail.
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
Cocoa: 64/100 · Merritt Island: 41/100
Cocoa is 23 points higher.
Flood
Cocoa: 50/100 · Merritt Island: 40/100
Cocoa is 10 points higher.
Cocoa: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 23 features intersect this tile.
Merritt Island: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 15 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cocoa: 51/100 · Merritt Island: 52/100
Merritt Island is 1 points higher.
Cocoa: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Merritt Island: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cocoa: 95/100 · Merritt Island: 91/100
Cocoa is 4 points higher.
Cocoa: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Merritt Island: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cocoa: 54/100 · Merritt Island: 15/100
Cocoa is 39 points higher.
Cocoa: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Merritt Island: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cocoa: 100/100 · Merritt Island: 13/100
Cocoa is 87 points higher.
Cocoa: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Merritt Island: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cocoa: 93/100 · Merritt Island: 91/100
Cocoa is 2 points higher.
Cocoa: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Merritt Island: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Cocoa: 51/100 · Merritt Island: 10/100
Cocoa is 41 points higher.
Cocoa: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Merritt Island: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Cocoa: 16/100 · Merritt Island: 16/100
No gap.
Cocoa: 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.