City vs city
Margate vs Salt Springs, FL
Margate currently scores 3 points higher overall than Salt Springs, 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
Margate: 52/100 · Salt Springs: 49/100
Margate is 3 points higher.
Flood
Margate: 52/100 · Salt Springs: 48/100
Margate is 4 points higher.
Margate: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 28 features intersect this tile.
Salt Springs: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Margate: 68/100 · Salt Springs: 36/100
Margate is 32 points higher.
Margate: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Salt Springs: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Margate: 93/100 · Salt Springs: 100/100
Salt Springs is 7 points higher.
Margate: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Salt Springs: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Margate: 38/100 · Salt Springs: 0/100
Margate is 38 points higher.
Margate: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Salt Springs: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Margate: 48/100 · Salt Springs: 3/100
Margate is 45 points higher.
Margate: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Salt Springs: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Margate: Unavailable · Salt Springs: 66/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Margate: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Salt Springs: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Margate: 53/100 · Salt Springs: 71/100
Salt Springs is 18 points higher.
Margate: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Salt Springs: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Margate: 14/100 · Salt Springs: 19/100
Salt Springs is 5 points higher.
Margate: 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.