City vs city
New Smyrna Beach vs South Daytona, FL
New Smyrna Beach currently scores 14 points higher overall than South Daytona, 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 · South Daytona: 48/100
New Smyrna Beach is 14 points higher.
Flood
New Smyrna Beach: 59/100 · South Daytona: 44/100
New Smyrna Beach is 15 points higher.
New Smyrna Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 22 features intersect this tile.
South Daytona: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 21 features intersect this tile.
Wind
New Smyrna Beach: 45/100 · South Daytona: 43/100
New Smyrna Beach is 2 points higher.
New Smyrna Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
South Daytona: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
New Smyrna Beach: 95/100 · South Daytona: 94/100
New Smyrna Beach is 1 points higher.
New Smyrna Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
South Daytona: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
New Smyrna Beach: 77/100 · South Daytona: 54/100
New Smyrna Beach is 23 points higher.
New Smyrna Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
South Daytona: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
New Smyrna Beach: 55/100 · South Daytona: 48/100
New Smyrna Beach is 7 points higher.
New Smyrna Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
South Daytona: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
New Smyrna Beach: 97/100 · South Daytona: 19/100
New Smyrna Beach is 78 points higher.
New Smyrna Beach: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
South Daytona: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
New Smyrna Beach: 53/100 · South Daytona: 69/100
South Daytona is 16 points higher.
New Smyrna Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
South Daytona: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
New Smyrna Beach: 16/100 · South Daytona: 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.
South Daytona: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.