City vs city
Lake Worth vs Merritt Island, FL
Lake Worth currently scores 21 points higher overall than Merritt Island, with the largest gap in flood.
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 Worth: 62/100 · Merritt Island: 41/100
Lake Worth is 21 points higher.
Flood
Lake Worth: 94/100 · Merritt Island: 40/100
Lake Worth is 54 points higher.
Lake Worth: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 24 features intersect this tile.
Merritt Island: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 15 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Lake Worth: 72/100 · Merritt Island: 52/100
Lake Worth is 20 points higher.
Lake Worth: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Merritt Island: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Lake Worth: 87/100 · Merritt Island: 91/100
Merritt Island is 4 points higher.
Lake Worth: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Merritt Island: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Lake Worth: 69/100 · Merritt Island: 15/100
Lake Worth is 54 points higher.
Lake Worth: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Merritt Island: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Lake Worth: 55/100 · Merritt Island: 13/100
Lake Worth is 42 points higher.
Lake Worth: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Merritt Island: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Lake Worth: 66/100 · Merritt Island: 91/100
Merritt Island is 25 points higher.
Lake Worth: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Merritt Island: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Lake Worth: 43/100 · Merritt Island: 10/100
Lake Worth is 33 points higher.
Lake Worth: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Merritt Island: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Lake Worth: 13/100 · Merritt Island: 16/100
Merritt Island is 3 points higher.
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.
Merritt Island: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.