City vs city
Palmetto vs Sun City Center, FL
Palmetto currently scores 5 points higher overall than Sun City Center, with the largest gap in storm surge.
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: 49/100 · Sun City Center: 44/100
Palmetto is 5 points higher.
Flood
Palmetto: 37/100 · Sun City Center: 38/100
Sun City Center is 1 points higher.
Palmetto: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 23 features intersect this tile.
Sun City Center: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 17 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Palmetto: 49/100 · Sun City Center: 47/100
Palmetto is 2 points higher.
Palmetto: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Sun City Center: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Palmetto: 74/100 · Sun City Center: 83/100
Sun City Center is 9 points higher.
Palmetto: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Sun City Center: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Palmetto: 0/100 · Sun City Center: 8/100
Sun City Center is 8 points higher.
Palmetto: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sun City Center: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Palmetto: 16/100 · Sun City Center: 19/100
Sun City Center is 3 points higher.
Palmetto: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sun City Center: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Palmetto: 97/100 · Sun City Center: 64/100
Palmetto is 33 points higher.
Palmetto: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Sun City Center: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Palmetto: 51/100 · Sun City Center: 72/100
Sun City Center is 21 points higher.
Palmetto: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Sun City Center: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Palmetto: 19/100 · Sun City Center: 22/100
Sun City Center is 3 points higher.
Palmetto: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Sun City Center: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.