City vs city
Fort Pierce vs Vero Beach South, FL
Fort Pierce currently scores 20 points higher overall than Vero Beach South, with the largest gap in hail.
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 Pierce: 66/100 · Vero Beach South: 46/100
Fort Pierce is 20 points higher.
Flood
Fort Pierce: 38/100 · Vero Beach South: 37/100
Fort Pierce is 1 points higher.
Fort Pierce: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 19 features intersect this tile.
Vero Beach South: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Fort Pierce: 63/100 · Vero Beach South: 60/100
Fort Pierce is 3 points higher.
Fort Pierce: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Vero Beach South: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Fort Pierce: 97/100 · Vero Beach South: 96/100
Fort Pierce is 1 points higher.
Fort Pierce: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Vero Beach South: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Fort Pierce: 77/100 · Vero Beach South: 19/100
Fort Pierce is 58 points higher.
Fort Pierce: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Vero Beach South: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Fort Pierce: 100/100 · Vero Beach South: 36/100
Fort Pierce is 64 points higher.
Fort Pierce: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Vero Beach South: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Fort Pierce: 89/100 · Vero Beach South: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Fort Pierce: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Vero Beach South: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Fort Pierce: 53/100 · Vero Beach South: 55/100
Vero Beach South is 2 points higher.
Fort Pierce: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Vero Beach South: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Fort Pierce: 14/100 · Vero Beach South: 16/100
Vero Beach South is 2 points higher.
Fort Pierce: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Vero Beach South: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.