City vs city
Fort Walton Beach vs Lake Worth, FL
Lake Worth currently scores 18 points higher overall than Fort Walton Beach, with the largest gap in flood.
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 Walton Beach: 44/100 · Lake Worth: 62/100
Lake Worth is 18 points higher.
Flood
Fort Walton Beach: 42/100 · Lake Worth: 94/100
Lake Worth is 52 points higher.
Fort Walton Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Lake Worth: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 24 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Fort Walton Beach: 49/100 · Lake Worth: 72/100
Lake Worth is 23 points higher.
Fort Walton Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lake Worth: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Fort Walton Beach: 63/100 · Lake Worth: 87/100
Lake Worth is 24 points higher.
Fort Walton Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Lake Worth: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Fort Walton Beach: 19/100 · Lake Worth: 69/100
Lake Worth is 50 points higher.
Fort Walton Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lake Worth: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Fort Walton Beach: 10/100 · Lake Worth: 55/100
Lake Worth is 45 points higher.
Fort Walton Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lake Worth: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Fort Walton Beach: 94/100 · Lake Worth: 66/100
Fort Walton Beach is 28 points higher.
Fort Walton Beach: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Lake Worth: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Fort Walton Beach: 50/100 · Lake Worth: 43/100
Fort Walton Beach is 7 points higher.
Fort Walton Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Lake Worth: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Fort Walton Beach: 26/100 · Lake Worth: 13/100
Fort Walton Beach is 13 points higher.
Fort Walton 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.
Lake Worth: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.