City vs city
Highland City vs Winter Haven, FL
Winter Haven currently scores 25 points higher overall than Highland City, 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
Highland City: 39/100 · Winter Haven: 64/100
Winter Haven is 25 points higher.
Flood
Highland City: 49/100 · Winter Haven: 36/100
Highland City is 13 points higher.
Highland City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.
Winter Haven: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Highland City: 45/100 · Winter Haven: 45/100
No gap.
Highland City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Winter Haven: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Highland City: 96/100 · Winter Haven: 98/100
Winter Haven is 2 points higher.
Highland City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Winter Haven: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Highland City: 12/100 · Winter Haven: 100/100
Winter Haven is 88 points higher.
Highland City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Winter Haven: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Highland City: 35/100 · Winter Haven: 100/100
Winter Haven is 65 points higher.
Highland City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Winter Haven: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Highland City: Unavailable · Winter Haven: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Highland City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Winter Haven: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Highland City: 20/100 · Winter Haven: 53/100
Winter Haven is 33 points higher.
Highland City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Winter Haven: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Highland City: 18/100 · Winter Haven: 17/100
Highland City is 1 points higher.
Highland City: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Winter Haven: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.