City vs city
Fort Walton Beach vs Salt Springs, FL
Salt Springs currently scores 1 points higher overall than Fort Walton Beach, with the largest gap in lightning.
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 · Salt Springs: 45/100
Salt Springs is 1 points higher.
Flood
Fort Walton Beach: 42/100 · Salt Springs: 36/100
Fort Walton Beach is 6 points higher.
Fort Walton Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Salt Springs: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Fort Walton Beach: 49/100 · Salt Springs: 36/100
Fort Walton Beach is 13 points higher.
Fort Walton Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Salt Springs: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Fort Walton Beach: 63/100 · Salt Springs: 99/100
Salt Springs is 36 points higher.
Fort Walton Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Salt Springs: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Fort Walton Beach: 19/100 · Salt Springs: 15/100
Fort Walton Beach is 4 points higher.
Fort Walton Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Salt Springs: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Fort Walton Beach: 10/100 · Salt Springs: 10/100
No gap.
Fort Walton Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Salt Springs: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Fort Walton Beach: 94/100 · Salt Springs: 69/100
Fort Walton Beach is 25 points higher.
Fort Walton Beach: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Salt Springs: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Fort Walton Beach: 50/100 · Salt Springs: 73/100
Salt Springs is 23 points higher.
Fort Walton Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Salt Springs: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Fort Walton Beach: 26/100 · Salt Springs: 21/100
Fort Walton Beach is 5 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.
Salt Springs: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.