City vs city
Hobe Sound vs Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Hobe Sound currently scores 10 points higher overall than Palm Beach Gardens, 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
Hobe Sound: 57/100 · Palm Beach Gardens: 47/100
Hobe Sound is 10 points higher.
Flood
Hobe Sound: 40/100 · Palm Beach Gardens: 37/100
Hobe Sound is 3 points higher.
Hobe Sound: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Palm Beach Gardens: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Hobe Sound: 70/100 · Palm Beach Gardens: 70/100
No gap.
Hobe Sound: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Palm Beach Gardens: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Hobe Sound: 96/100 · Palm Beach Gardens: 95/100
Hobe Sound is 1 points higher.
Hobe Sound: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Palm Beach Gardens: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Hobe Sound: 62/100 · Palm Beach Gardens: 31/100
Hobe Sound is 31 points higher.
Hobe Sound: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Palm Beach Gardens: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Hobe Sound: 33/100 · Palm Beach Gardens: 28/100
Hobe Sound is 5 points higher.
Hobe Sound: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Palm Beach Gardens: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Hobe Sound: 74/100 · Palm Beach Gardens: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Hobe Sound: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Palm Beach Gardens: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Hobe Sound: 70/100 · Palm Beach Gardens: 56/100
Hobe Sound is 14 points higher.
Hobe Sound: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Palm Beach Gardens: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Hobe Sound: 13/100 · Palm Beach Gardens: 13/100
No gap.
Hobe Sound: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Palm Beach Gardens: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.