City vs city
Cortez vs Lakewood Ranch, FL
Cortez currently scores 5 points higher overall than Lakewood Ranch, 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
Cortez: 51/100 · Lakewood Ranch: 46/100
Cortez is 5 points higher.
Flood
Cortez: 53/100 · Lakewood Ranch: 40/100
Cortez is 13 points higher.
Cortez: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Lakewood Ranch: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 22 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cortez: 54/100 · Lakewood Ranch: 52/100
Cortez is 2 points higher.
Cortez: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lakewood Ranch: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cortez: 56/100 · Lakewood Ranch: 68/100
Lakewood Ranch is 12 points higher.
Cortez: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Lakewood Ranch: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cortez: 73/100 · Lakewood Ranch: 15/100
Cortez is 58 points higher.
Cortez: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lakewood Ranch: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cortez: 15/100 · Lakewood Ranch: 34/100
Lakewood Ranch is 19 points higher.
Cortez: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lakewood Ranch: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cortez: 99/100 · Lakewood Ranch: 86/100
Cortez is 13 points higher.
Cortez: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Lakewood Ranch: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Cortez: 40/100 · Lakewood Ranch: 56/100
Lakewood Ranch is 16 points higher.
Cortez: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Lakewood Ranch: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Cortez: 16/100 · Lakewood Ranch: 15/100
Cortez is 1 points higher.
Cortez: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Lakewood Ranch: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.