City vs city
Holmes Beach vs Ponte Vedra, FL
Ponte Vedra currently scores 2 points higher overall than Holmes Beach, with the largest gap in wildfire.
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
Holmes Beach: 39/100 · Ponte Vedra: 41/100
Ponte Vedra is 2 points higher.
Flood
Holmes Beach: 73/100 · Ponte Vedra: 48/100
Holmes Beach is 25 points higher.
Holmes Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Ponte Vedra: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 23 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Holmes Beach: 53/100 · Ponte Vedra: 35/100
Holmes Beach is 18 points higher.
Holmes Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Ponte Vedra: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Holmes Beach: 51/100 · Ponte Vedra: 93/100
Ponte Vedra is 42 points higher.
Holmes Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Ponte Vedra: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Holmes Beach: 12/100 · Ponte Vedra: 15/100
Ponte Vedra is 3 points higher.
Holmes Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Ponte Vedra: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Holmes Beach: 2/100 · Ponte Vedra: 14/100
Ponte Vedra is 12 points higher.
Holmes Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Ponte Vedra: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Holmes Beach: 97/100 · Ponte Vedra: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Holmes Beach: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Ponte Vedra: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Holmes Beach: 3/100 · Ponte Vedra: 64/100
Ponte Vedra is 61 points higher.
Holmes Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ponte Vedra: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Holmes Beach: 17/100 · Ponte Vedra: 18/100
Ponte Vedra is 1 points higher.
Holmes 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.
Ponte Vedra: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.