City vs city
Daytona Beach Shores vs New Smyrna Beach, FL
New Smyrna Beach currently scores 10 points higher overall than Daytona Beach Shores, with the largest gap 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
Daytona Beach Shores: 52/100 · New Smyrna Beach: 62/100
New Smyrna Beach is 10 points higher.
Flood
Daytona Beach Shores: 64/100 · New Smyrna Beach: 59/100
Daytona Beach Shores is 5 points higher.
Daytona Beach Shores: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
New Smyrna Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 22 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Daytona Beach Shores: 44/100 · New Smyrna Beach: 45/100
New Smyrna Beach is 1 points higher.
Daytona Beach Shores: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
New Smyrna Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Daytona Beach Shores: 93/100 · New Smyrna Beach: 95/100
New Smyrna Beach is 2 points higher.
Daytona Beach Shores: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
New Smyrna Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Daytona Beach Shores: 46/100 · New Smyrna Beach: 77/100
New Smyrna Beach is 31 points higher.
Daytona Beach Shores: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
New Smyrna Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Daytona Beach Shores: 41/100 · New Smyrna Beach: 55/100
New Smyrna Beach is 14 points higher.
Daytona Beach Shores: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
New Smyrna Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Daytona Beach Shores: 97/100 · New Smyrna Beach: 97/100
No gap.
Daytona Beach Shores: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
New Smyrna Beach: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Daytona Beach Shores: 15/100 · New Smyrna Beach: 53/100
New Smyrna Beach is 38 points higher.
Daytona Beach Shores: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
New Smyrna Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Daytona Beach Shores: 16/100 · New Smyrna Beach: 16/100
No gap.
Daytona Beach 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.
New Smyrna Beach: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.