City vs city
Lakewood Ranch vs South Sarasota, FL
Lakewood Ranch currently scores 4 points higher overall than South Sarasota, 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
Lakewood Ranch: 46/100 · South Sarasota: 42/100
Lakewood Ranch is 4 points higher.
Flood
Lakewood Ranch: 40/100 · South Sarasota: 45/100
South Sarasota is 5 points higher.
Lakewood Ranch: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 22 features intersect this tile.
South Sarasota: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Lakewood Ranch: 52/100 · South Sarasota: 55/100
South Sarasota is 3 points higher.
Lakewood Ranch: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
South Sarasota: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Lakewood Ranch: 68/100 · South Sarasota: 56/100
Lakewood Ranch is 12 points higher.
Lakewood Ranch: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
South Sarasota: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Lakewood Ranch: 15/100 · South Sarasota: 38/100
South Sarasota is 23 points higher.
Lakewood Ranch: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
South Sarasota: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Lakewood Ranch: 34/100 · South Sarasota: 13/100
Lakewood Ranch is 21 points higher.
Lakewood Ranch: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
South Sarasota: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Lakewood Ranch: 86/100 · South Sarasota: 98/100
South Sarasota is 12 points higher.
Lakewood Ranch: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
South Sarasota: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Lakewood Ranch: 56/100 · South Sarasota: 12/100
Lakewood Ranch is 44 points higher.
Lakewood Ranch: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
South Sarasota: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Lakewood Ranch: 15/100 · South Sarasota: 17/100
South Sarasota is 2 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.
South 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.