City vs city
Palm Bay vs Salt Springs, FL
Salt Springs currently scores 3 points higher overall than Palm Bay, with the largest gap in hail.
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
Palm Bay: 46/100 · Salt Springs: 49/100
Salt Springs is 3 points higher.
Flood
Palm Bay: 39/100 · Salt Springs: 48/100
Salt Springs is 9 points higher.
Palm Bay: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 15 features intersect this tile.
Salt Springs: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Palm Bay: 56/100 · Salt Springs: 36/100
Palm Bay is 20 points higher.
Palm Bay: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Salt Springs: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Palm Bay: 95/100 · Salt Springs: 100/100
Salt Springs is 5 points higher.
Palm Bay: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Salt Springs: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Palm Bay: 8/100 · Salt Springs: 0/100
Palm Bay is 8 points higher.
Palm Bay: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Salt Springs: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Palm Bay: 42/100 · Salt Springs: 3/100
Palm Bay is 39 points higher.
Palm Bay: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Salt Springs: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Palm Bay: Unavailable · Salt Springs: 66/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Palm Bay: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Salt Springs: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Palm Bay: 65/100 · Salt Springs: 71/100
Salt Springs is 6 points higher.
Palm Bay: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Salt Springs: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Palm Bay: 14/100 · Salt Springs: 19/100
Salt Springs is 5 points higher.
Palm Bay: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Salt Springs: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.