City vs city
New Smyrna Beach vs Ormond Beach, FL
New Smyrna Beach currently scores 16 points higher overall than Ormond Beach, 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
New Smyrna Beach: 62/100 · Ormond Beach: 46/100
New Smyrna Beach is 16 points higher.
Flood
New Smyrna Beach: 59/100 · Ormond Beach: 49/100
New Smyrna Beach is 10 points higher.
New Smyrna Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 22 features intersect this tile.
Ormond Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 24 features intersect this tile.
Wind
New Smyrna Beach: 45/100 · Ormond Beach: 41/100
New Smyrna Beach is 4 points higher.
New Smyrna Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Ormond Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
New Smyrna Beach: 95/100 · Ormond Beach: 93/100
New Smyrna Beach is 2 points higher.
New Smyrna Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Ormond Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
New Smyrna Beach: 77/100 · Ormond Beach: 4/100
New Smyrna Beach is 73 points higher.
New Smyrna Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Ormond Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
New Smyrna Beach: 55/100 · Ormond Beach: 31/100
New Smyrna Beach is 24 points higher.
New Smyrna Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Ormond Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
New Smyrna Beach: 97/100 · Ormond Beach: 0/100
New Smyrna Beach is 97 points higher.
New Smyrna Beach: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Ormond Beach: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
New Smyrna Beach: 53/100 · Ormond Beach: 88/100
Ormond Beach is 35 points higher.
New Smyrna Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ormond Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
New Smyrna Beach: 16/100 · Ormond Beach: 16/100
No gap.
New Smyrna 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.
Ormond 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.