City vs city
Melbourne Beach vs Salt Springs, FL
Melbourne Beach currently scores 19 points higher overall than Salt Springs, with the largest gap in tornado.
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
Melbourne Beach: 68/100 · Salt Springs: 49/100
Melbourne Beach is 19 points higher.
Flood
Melbourne Beach: 43/100 · Salt Springs: 48/100
Salt Springs is 5 points higher.
Melbourne Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Salt Springs: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Melbourne Beach: 56/100 · Salt Springs: 36/100
Melbourne Beach is 20 points higher.
Melbourne Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Salt Springs: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Melbourne Beach: 92/100 · Salt Springs: 100/100
Salt Springs is 8 points higher.
Melbourne Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Salt Springs: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Melbourne Beach: 100/100 · Salt Springs: 0/100
Melbourne Beach is 100 points higher.
Melbourne Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Salt Springs: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Melbourne Beach: 100/100 · Salt Springs: 3/100
Melbourne Beach is 97 points higher.
Melbourne Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Salt Springs: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Melbourne Beach: 94/100 · Salt Springs: 66/100
Melbourne Beach is 28 points higher.
Melbourne Beach: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Salt Springs: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Melbourne Beach: 43/100 · Salt Springs: 71/100
Salt Springs is 28 points higher.
Melbourne Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Salt Springs: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Melbourne Beach: 14/100 · Salt Springs: 19/100
Salt Springs is 5 points higher.
Melbourne Beach: 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.