City vs city
Palmetto Bay vs South Miami Heights, FL
Palmetto Bay currently scores 8 points higher overall than South Miami Heights, 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
Palmetto Bay: 55/100 · South Miami Heights: 47/100
Palmetto Bay is 8 points higher.
Flood
Palmetto Bay: 45/100 · South Miami Heights: 57/100
South Miami Heights is 12 points higher.
Palmetto Bay: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 21 features intersect this tile.
South Miami Heights: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 19 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Palmetto Bay: 71/100 · South Miami Heights: 72/100
South Miami Heights is 1 points higher.
Palmetto Bay: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
South Miami Heights: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Palmetto Bay: 63/100 · South Miami Heights: 57/100
Palmetto Bay is 6 points higher.
Palmetto Bay: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
South Miami Heights: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Palmetto Bay: 54/100 · South Miami Heights: 15/100
Palmetto Bay is 39 points higher.
Palmetto Bay: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
South Miami Heights: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Palmetto Bay: 66/100 · South Miami Heights: 22/100
Palmetto Bay is 44 points higher.
Palmetto Bay: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
South Miami Heights: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Palmetto Bay: 59/100 · South Miami Heights: 91/100
South Miami Heights is 32 points higher.
Palmetto Bay: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
South Miami Heights: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Palmetto Bay: 62/100 · South Miami Heights: 43/100
Palmetto Bay is 19 points higher.
Palmetto Bay: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
South Miami Heights: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Palmetto Bay: 17/100 · South Miami Heights: 18/100
South Miami Heights is 1 points higher.
Palmetto 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.
South Miami Heights: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.