City vs city
Palm Beach Gardens vs Tequesta, FL
Palm Beach Gardens currently scores 3 points higher overall than Tequesta, 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
Palm Beach Gardens: 47/100 · Tequesta: 44/100
Palm Beach Gardens is 3 points higher.
Flood
Palm Beach Gardens: 37/100 · Tequesta: 36/100
Palm Beach Gardens is 1 points higher.
Palm Beach Gardens: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Tequesta: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 21 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Palm Beach Gardens: 70/100 · Tequesta: 70/100
No gap.
Palm Beach Gardens: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Tequesta: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Palm Beach Gardens: 95/100 · Tequesta: 96/100
Tequesta is 1 points higher.
Palm Beach Gardens: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tequesta: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Palm Beach Gardens: 31/100 · Tequesta: 15/100
Palm Beach Gardens is 16 points higher.
Palm Beach Gardens: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Tequesta: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Palm Beach Gardens: 28/100 · Tequesta: 42/100
Tequesta is 14 points higher.
Palm Beach Gardens: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Tequesta: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Palm Beach Gardens: Unavailable · Tequesta: 22/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Palm Beach Gardens: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Tequesta: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Palm Beach Gardens: 56/100 · Tequesta: 57/100
Tequesta is 1 points higher.
Palm Beach Gardens: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Tequesta: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Palm Beach Gardens: 13/100 · Tequesta: 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.
Tequesta: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.