City vs city
Fort Lauderdale vs Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, FL
Fort Lauderdale currently scores 25 points higher overall than Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, 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
Fort Lauderdale: 66/100 · Lauderdale-by-the-Sea: 41/100
Fort Lauderdale is 25 points higher.
Flood
Fort Lauderdale: 68/100 · Lauderdale-by-the-Sea: 26/100
Fort Lauderdale is 42 points higher.
Fort Lauderdale: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 25 features intersect this tile.
Lauderdale-by-the-Sea: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Fort Lauderdale: 71/100 · Lauderdale-by-the-Sea: 72/100
Lauderdale-by-the-Sea is 1 points higher.
Fort Lauderdale: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lauderdale-by-the-Sea: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Fort Lauderdale: 85/100 · Lauderdale-by-the-Sea: 80/100
Fort Lauderdale is 5 points higher.
Fort Lauderdale: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Lauderdale-by-the-Sea: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Fort Lauderdale: 100/100 · Lauderdale-by-the-Sea: 4/100
Fort Lauderdale is 96 points higher.
Fort Lauderdale: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lauderdale-by-the-Sea: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Fort Lauderdale: 100/100 · Lauderdale-by-the-Sea: 25/100
Fort Lauderdale is 75 points higher.
Fort Lauderdale: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lauderdale-by-the-Sea: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Fort Lauderdale: 47/100 · Lauderdale-by-the-Sea: 69/100
Lauderdale-by-the-Sea is 22 points higher.
Fort Lauderdale: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Lauderdale-by-the-Sea: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Fort Lauderdale: 40/100 · Lauderdale-by-the-Sea: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Fort Lauderdale: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Lauderdale-by-the-Sea: Wildfire model is not available for this location yet.
Ingested air quality
Fort Lauderdale: 17/100 · Lauderdale-by-the-Sea: 14/100
Fort Lauderdale is 3 points higher.
Fort Lauderdale: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Lauderdale-by-the-Sea: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.