City vs city
Merritt Island vs Ponte Vedra, FL
Merritt Island and Ponte Vedra are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference 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
Merritt Island: 41/100 · Ponte Vedra: 41/100
No gap.
Flood
Merritt Island: 40/100 · Ponte Vedra: 48/100
Ponte Vedra is 8 points higher.
Merritt Island: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 15 features intersect this tile.
Ponte Vedra: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 23 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Merritt Island: 52/100 · Ponte Vedra: 35/100
Merritt Island is 17 points higher.
Merritt Island: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Ponte Vedra: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Merritt Island: 91/100 · Ponte Vedra: 93/100
Ponte Vedra is 2 points higher.
Merritt Island: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Ponte Vedra: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Merritt Island: 15/100 · Ponte Vedra: 15/100
No gap.
Merritt Island: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Ponte Vedra: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Merritt Island: 13/100 · Ponte Vedra: 14/100
Ponte Vedra is 1 points higher.
Merritt Island: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Ponte Vedra: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Merritt Island: 91/100 · Ponte Vedra: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Merritt Island: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Ponte Vedra: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Merritt Island: 10/100 · Ponte Vedra: 64/100
Ponte Vedra is 54 points higher.
Merritt Island: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ponte Vedra: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Merritt Island: 16/100 · Ponte Vedra: 18/100
Ponte Vedra is 2 points higher.
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.
Ponte Vedra: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.