City vs city
Merritt Island vs Rotonda West, FL
Rotonda West currently scores 10 points higher overall than Merritt Island, 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
Merritt Island: 41/100 · Rotonda West: 51/100
Rotonda West is 10 points higher.
Flood
Merritt Island: 40/100 · Rotonda West: 77/100
Rotonda West is 37 points higher.
Merritt Island: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 15 features intersect this tile.
Rotonda West: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Merritt Island: 52/100 · Rotonda West: 60/100
Rotonda West is 8 points higher.
Merritt Island: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Rotonda West: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Merritt Island: 91/100 · Rotonda West: 59/100
Merritt Island is 32 points higher.
Merritt Island: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Rotonda West: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Merritt Island: 15/100 · Rotonda West: 19/100
Rotonda West is 4 points higher.
Merritt Island: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Rotonda West: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Merritt Island: 13/100 · Rotonda West: 4/100
Merritt Island is 9 points higher.
Merritt Island: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Rotonda West: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Merritt Island: 91/100 · Rotonda West: 98/100
Rotonda West is 7 points higher.
Merritt Island: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Rotonda West: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Merritt Island: 10/100 · Rotonda West: 73/100
Rotonda West is 63 points higher.
Merritt Island: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Rotonda West: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Merritt Island: 16/100 · Rotonda West: 17/100
Rotonda West is 1 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.
Rotonda West: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.