City vs city
New Smyrna Beach vs Ponte Vedra, FL
New Smyrna Beach currently scores 21 points higher overall than Ponte Vedra, 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
New Smyrna Beach: 62/100 · Ponte Vedra: 41/100
New Smyrna Beach is 21 points higher.
Flood
New Smyrna Beach: 59/100 · Ponte Vedra: 48/100
New Smyrna Beach is 11 points higher.
New Smyrna Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 22 features intersect this tile.
Ponte Vedra: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 23 features intersect this tile.
Wind
New Smyrna Beach: 45/100 · Ponte Vedra: 35/100
New Smyrna Beach is 10 points higher.
New Smyrna Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Ponte Vedra: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
New Smyrna Beach: 95/100 · Ponte Vedra: 93/100
New Smyrna Beach is 2 points higher.
New Smyrna Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Ponte Vedra: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
New Smyrna Beach: 77/100 · Ponte Vedra: 15/100
New Smyrna Beach is 62 points higher.
New Smyrna Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Ponte Vedra: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
New Smyrna Beach: 55/100 · Ponte Vedra: 14/100
New Smyrna Beach is 41 points higher.
New Smyrna Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Ponte Vedra: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
New Smyrna Beach: 97/100 · Ponte Vedra: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
New Smyrna Beach: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Ponte Vedra: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
New Smyrna Beach: 53/100 · Ponte Vedra: 64/100
Ponte Vedra is 11 points higher.
New Smyrna Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ponte Vedra: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
New Smyrna Beach: 16/100 · Ponte Vedra: 18/100
Ponte Vedra is 2 points higher.
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.
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.