City vs city
Palm Beach Gardens vs Riviera Beach, FL
Riviera Beach currently scores 10 points higher overall than Palm Beach Gardens, with the largest gap in flood.
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 · Riviera Beach: 57/100
Riviera Beach is 10 points higher.
Flood
Palm Beach Gardens: 37/100 · Riviera Beach: 84/100
Riviera Beach is 47 points higher.
Palm Beach Gardens: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Riviera Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 15 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Palm Beach Gardens: 70/100 · Riviera Beach: 72/100
Riviera Beach is 2 points higher.
Palm Beach Gardens: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Riviera Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Palm Beach Gardens: 95/100 · Riviera Beach: 88/100
Palm Beach Gardens is 7 points higher.
Palm Beach Gardens: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Riviera Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Palm Beach Gardens: 31/100 · Riviera Beach: 73/100
Riviera Beach is 42 points higher.
Palm Beach Gardens: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Riviera Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Palm Beach Gardens: 28/100 · Riviera Beach: 43/100
Riviera Beach is 15 points higher.
Palm Beach Gardens: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Riviera Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Palm Beach Gardens: Unavailable · Riviera Beach: 66/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Palm Beach Gardens: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Riviera Beach: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Palm Beach Gardens: 56/100 · Riviera Beach: 14/100
Palm Beach Gardens is 42 points higher.
Palm Beach Gardens: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Riviera Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Palm Beach Gardens: 13/100 · Riviera Beach: 13/100
No gap.
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.
Riviera 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.