City vs city
Palm Beach Gardens vs Ponte Vedra, FL
Palm Beach Gardens currently scores 6 points higher overall than Ponte Vedra, with the largest gap in wind.
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 Beach Gardens: 47/100 · Ponte Vedra: 41/100
Palm Beach Gardens is 6 points higher.
Flood
Palm Beach Gardens: 37/100 · Ponte Vedra: 48/100
Ponte Vedra is 11 points higher.
Palm Beach Gardens: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Ponte Vedra: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 23 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Palm Beach Gardens: 70/100 · Ponte Vedra: 35/100
Palm Beach Gardens is 35 points higher.
Palm Beach Gardens: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Ponte Vedra: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Palm Beach Gardens: 95/100 · Ponte Vedra: 93/100
Palm Beach Gardens is 2 points higher.
Palm Beach Gardens: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Ponte Vedra: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Palm Beach Gardens: 31/100 · Ponte Vedra: 15/100
Palm Beach Gardens is 16 points higher.
Palm Beach Gardens: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Ponte Vedra: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Palm Beach Gardens: 28/100 · Ponte Vedra: 14/100
Palm Beach Gardens is 14 points higher.
Palm Beach Gardens: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Ponte Vedra: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Palm Beach Gardens: Unavailable · Ponte Vedra: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Palm Beach Gardens: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Ponte Vedra: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Palm Beach Gardens: 56/100 · Ponte Vedra: 64/100
Ponte Vedra is 8 points higher.
Palm Beach Gardens: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ponte Vedra: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Palm Beach Gardens: 13/100 · Ponte Vedra: 18/100
Ponte Vedra is 5 points higher.
Palm Beach Gardens: 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.