City vs city
Fort Walton Beach vs Rotonda West, FL
Rotonda West currently scores 7 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 · Rotonda West: 51/100
Rotonda West is 7 points higher.
Flood
Fort Walton Beach: 42/100 · Rotonda West: 77/100
Rotonda West is 35 points higher.
Fort Walton Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Rotonda West: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Fort Walton Beach: 49/100 · Rotonda West: 60/100
Rotonda West is 11 points higher.
Fort Walton Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Rotonda West: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Fort Walton Beach: 63/100 · Rotonda West: 59/100
Fort Walton Beach is 4 points higher.
Fort Walton Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Rotonda West: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Fort Walton Beach: 19/100 · Rotonda West: 19/100
No gap.
Fort Walton Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Rotonda West: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Fort Walton Beach: 10/100 · Rotonda West: 4/100
Fort Walton Beach is 6 points higher.
Fort Walton Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Rotonda West: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Fort Walton Beach: 94/100 · Rotonda West: 98/100
Rotonda West is 4 points higher.
Fort Walton Beach: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Rotonda West: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Fort Walton Beach: 50/100 · Rotonda West: 73/100
Rotonda West is 23 points higher.
Fort Walton Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Rotonda West: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Fort Walton Beach: 26/100 · Rotonda West: 17/100
Fort Walton Beach is 9 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.
Rotonda West: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.