City vs city
Lake Wales vs Salt Springs, FL
Salt Springs currently scores 6 points higher overall than Lake Wales, 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
Lake Wales: 43/100 · Salt Springs: 49/100
Salt Springs is 6 points higher.
Flood
Lake Wales: 31/100 · Salt Springs: 48/100
Salt Springs is 17 points higher.
Lake Wales: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Salt Springs: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Lake Wales: 45/100 · Salt Springs: 36/100
Lake Wales is 9 points higher.
Lake Wales: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Salt Springs: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Lake Wales: 100/100 · Salt Springs: 100/100
No gap.
Lake Wales: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Salt Springs: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Lake Wales: 0/100 · Salt Springs: 0/100
No gap.
Lake Wales: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Salt Springs: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Lake Wales: 10/100 · Salt Springs: 3/100
Lake Wales is 7 points higher.
Lake Wales: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Salt Springs: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Lake Wales: Unavailable · Salt Springs: 66/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Lake Wales: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Salt Springs: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Lake Wales: 53/100 · Salt Springs: 71/100
Salt Springs is 18 points higher.
Lake Wales: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Salt Springs: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Lake Wales: 17/100 · Salt Springs: 19/100
Salt Springs is 2 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.
Salt Springs: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.