City vs city
Lake Wales vs Lakeland, FL
Lakeland currently scores 1 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 · Lakeland: 44/100
Lakeland is 1 points higher.
Flood
Lake Wales: 31/100 · Lakeland: 35/100
Lakeland is 4 points higher.
Lake Wales: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Lakeland: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 16 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Lake Wales: 45/100 · Lakeland: 45/100
No gap.
Lake Wales: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lakeland: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Lake Wales: 100/100 · Lakeland: 93/100
Lake Wales is 7 points higher.
Lake Wales: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Lakeland: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Lake Wales: 0/100 · Lakeland: 23/100
Lakeland is 23 points higher.
Lake Wales: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lakeland: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Lake Wales: 10/100 · Lakeland: 25/100
Lakeland is 15 points higher.
Lake Wales: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lakeland: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Lake Wales: Unavailable · Lakeland: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Lake Wales: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Lakeland: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Lake Wales: 53/100 · Lakeland: 69/100
Lakeland is 16 points higher.
Lake Wales: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Lakeland: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Lake Wales: 17/100 · Lakeland: 18/100
Lakeland is 1 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.
Lakeland: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.