City vs city
Daytona Beach vs Palm Coast, FL
Palm Coast currently scores 6 points higher overall than Daytona Beach, with the largest gap in storm surge.
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 is a current EPA AirNow signal; 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: 48/100 · Palm Coast: 54/100
Palm Coast is 6 points higher.
Flood
Daytona Beach: 44/100 · Palm Coast: 40/100
Daytona Beach is 4 points higher.
Daytona Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 21 features intersect this tile.
Palm Coast: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 17 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Daytona Beach: 43/100 · Palm Coast: 40/100
Daytona Beach is 3 points higher.
Daytona Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Palm Coast: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Daytona Beach: 94/100 · Palm Coast: 89/100
Daytona Beach is 5 points higher.
Daytona Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Palm Coast: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Daytona Beach: 54/100 · Palm Coast: 42/100
Daytona Beach is 12 points higher.
Daytona Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Palm Coast: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Daytona Beach: 48/100 · Palm Coast: 48/100
No gap.
Daytona Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Palm Coast: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Daytona Beach: 19/100 · Palm Coast: 96/100
Palm Coast is 77 points higher.
Daytona Beach: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Palm Coast: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Daytona Beach: 69/100 · Palm Coast: 63/100
Daytona Beach is 6 points higher.
Daytona Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Palm Coast: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Daytona Beach: 16/100 · Palm Coast: 15/100
Daytona Beach is 1 points higher.
Daytona Beach: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Palm Coast: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.