City vs city
Longboat Key vs Sarasota, FL
Sarasota currently scores 3 points higher overall than Longboat Key, 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
Longboat Key: 38/100 · Sarasota: 41/100
Sarasota is 3 points higher.
Flood
Longboat Key: 47/100 · Sarasota: 27/100
Longboat Key is 20 points higher.
Longboat Key: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Sarasota: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 17 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Longboat Key: 54/100 · Sarasota: 54/100
No gap.
Longboat Key: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Sarasota: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Longboat Key: 53/100 · Sarasota: 62/100
Sarasota is 9 points higher.
Longboat Key: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Sarasota: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Longboat Key: 15/100 · Sarasota: 8/100
Longboat Key is 7 points higher.
Longboat Key: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sarasota: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Longboat Key: 13/100 · Sarasota: 18/100
Sarasota is 5 points higher.
Longboat Key: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sarasota: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Longboat Key: 99/100 · Sarasota: 83/100
Longboat Key is 16 points higher.
Longboat Key: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Sarasota: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Longboat Key: 5/100 · Sarasota: 59/100
Sarasota is 54 points higher.
Longboat Key: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Sarasota: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Longboat Key: 17/100 · Sarasota: 14/100
Longboat Key is 3 points higher.
Longboat Key: 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.