City vs city
Melbourne vs Merritt Island, FL
Melbourne currently scores 10 points higher overall than Merritt Island, with the largest gap in storm surge.
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: 51/100 · Merritt Island: 41/100
Melbourne is 10 points higher.
Flood
Melbourne: 21/100 · Merritt Island: 40/100
Merritt Island is 19 points higher.
Melbourne: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Merritt Island: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 15 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Melbourne: 55/100 · Merritt Island: 52/100
Melbourne is 3 points higher.
Melbourne: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Merritt Island: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Melbourne: 94/100 · Merritt Island: 91/100
Melbourne is 3 points higher.
Melbourne: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Merritt Island: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Melbourne: 0/100 · Merritt Island: 15/100
Merritt Island is 15 points higher.
Melbourne: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Merritt Island: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Melbourne: 63/100 · Merritt Island: 13/100
Melbourne is 50 points higher.
Melbourne: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Merritt Island: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Melbourne: 0/100 · Merritt Island: 91/100
Merritt Island is 91 points higher.
Melbourne: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Merritt Island: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Melbourne: 57/100 · Merritt Island: 10/100
Melbourne is 47 points higher.
Melbourne: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Merritt Island: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Melbourne: 14/100 · Merritt Island: 16/100
Merritt Island is 2 points higher.
Melbourne: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Merritt Island: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.