City vs city
Lakewood Ranch vs Sarasota, FL
Lakewood Ranch currently scores 5 points higher overall than Sarasota, with the largest gap in hail.
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
Lakewood Ranch: 46/100 · Sarasota: 41/100
Lakewood Ranch is 5 points higher.
Flood
Lakewood Ranch: 40/100 · Sarasota: 27/100
Lakewood Ranch is 13 points higher.
Lakewood Ranch: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 22 features intersect this tile.
Sarasota: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 17 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Lakewood Ranch: 52/100 · Sarasota: 54/100
Sarasota is 2 points higher.
Lakewood Ranch: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Sarasota: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Lakewood Ranch: 68/100 · Sarasota: 62/100
Lakewood Ranch is 6 points higher.
Lakewood Ranch: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Sarasota: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Lakewood Ranch: 15/100 · Sarasota: 8/100
Lakewood Ranch is 7 points higher.
Lakewood Ranch: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sarasota: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Lakewood Ranch: 34/100 · Sarasota: 18/100
Lakewood Ranch is 16 points higher.
Lakewood Ranch: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sarasota: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Lakewood Ranch: 86/100 · Sarasota: 83/100
Lakewood Ranch is 3 points higher.
Lakewood Ranch: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Sarasota: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Lakewood Ranch: 56/100 · Sarasota: 59/100
Sarasota is 3 points higher.
Lakewood Ranch: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Sarasota: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Lakewood Ranch: 15/100 · Sarasota: 14/100
Lakewood Ranch is 1 points higher.
Lakewood Ranch: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Sarasota: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.