City vs city
Indian River Shores vs Vero Beach South, FL
Vero Beach South currently scores 2 points higher overall than Indian River Shores, 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
Indian River Shores: 44/100 · Vero Beach South: 46/100
Vero Beach South is 2 points higher.
Flood
Indian River Shores: 24/100 · Vero Beach South: 37/100
Vero Beach South is 13 points higher.
Indian River Shores: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Vero Beach South: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Indian River Shores: 61/100 · Vero Beach South: 60/100
Indian River Shores is 1 points higher.
Indian River Shores: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Vero Beach South: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Indian River Shores: 93/100 · Vero Beach South: 96/100
Vero Beach South is 3 points higher.
Indian River Shores: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Vero Beach South: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Indian River Shores: 0/100 · Vero Beach South: 19/100
Vero Beach South is 19 points higher.
Indian River Shores: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Vero Beach South: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Indian River Shores: 14/100 · Vero Beach South: 36/100
Vero Beach South is 22 points higher.
Indian River Shores: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Vero Beach South: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Indian River Shores: 90/100 · Vero Beach South: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Indian River Shores: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Vero Beach South: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Indian River Shores: 11/100 · Vero Beach South: 55/100
Vero Beach South is 44 points higher.
Indian River Shores: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Vero Beach South: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Indian River Shores: 16/100 · Vero Beach South: 16/100
No gap.
Indian River Shores: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Vero Beach South: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.