City vs city
Estero vs Fort Myers Beach, FL
Estero and Fort Myers Beach are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference 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
Estero: 51/100 · Fort Myers Beach: 51/100
No gap.
Flood
Estero: 32/100 · Fort Myers Beach: 48/100
Fort Myers Beach is 16 points higher.
Estero: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.
Fort Myers Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 15 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Estero: 61/100 · Fort Myers Beach: 63/100
Fort Myers Beach is 2 points higher.
Estero: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Fort Myers Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Estero: 81/100 · Fort Myers Beach: 68/100
Estero is 13 points higher.
Estero: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Fort Myers Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Estero: 0/100 · Fort Myers Beach: 46/100
Fort Myers Beach is 46 points higher.
Estero: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Fort Myers Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Estero: 14/100 · Fort Myers Beach: 4/100
Estero is 10 points higher.
Estero: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Fort Myers Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Estero: 90/100 · Fort Myers Beach: 99/100
Fort Myers Beach is 9 points higher.
Estero: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Fort Myers Beach: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Estero: 58/100 · Fort Myers Beach: 63/100
Fort Myers Beach is 5 points higher.
Estero: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Fort Myers Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Estero: 18/100 · Fort Myers Beach: 14/100
Estero is 4 points higher.
Estero: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Fort Myers 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.