City vs city
Lake Wales vs Lake Worth, FL
Lake Worth currently scores 19 points higher overall than Lake Wales, 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
Lake Wales: 43/100 · Lake Worth: 62/100
Lake Worth is 19 points higher.
Flood
Lake Wales: 31/100 · Lake Worth: 94/100
Lake Worth is 63 points higher.
Lake Wales: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Lake Worth: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 24 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Lake Wales: 45/100 · Lake Worth: 72/100
Lake Worth is 27 points higher.
Lake Wales: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lake Worth: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Lake Wales: 100/100 · Lake Worth: 87/100
Lake Wales is 13 points higher.
Lake Wales: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Lake Worth: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Lake Wales: 0/100 · Lake Worth: 69/100
Lake Worth is 69 points higher.
Lake Wales: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lake Worth: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Lake Wales: 10/100 · Lake Worth: 55/100
Lake Worth is 45 points higher.
Lake Wales: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lake Worth: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Lake Wales: Unavailable · Lake Worth: 66/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Lake Wales: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Lake Worth: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Lake Wales: 53/100 · Lake Worth: 43/100
Lake Wales is 10 points higher.
Lake Wales: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Lake Worth: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Lake Wales: 17/100 · Lake Worth: 13/100
Lake Wales is 4 points higher.
Lake Wales: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Lake Worth: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.