City vs city
Polk City vs Rotonda West, FL
Rotonda West currently scores 5 points higher overall than Polk City, with the largest gap in lightning.
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
Polk City: 46/100 · Rotonda West: 51/100
Rotonda West is 5 points higher.
Flood
Polk City: 42/100 · Rotonda West: 77/100
Rotonda West is 35 points higher.
Polk City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 24 features intersect this tile.
Rotonda West: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Polk City: 45/100 · Rotonda West: 60/100
Rotonda West is 15 points higher.
Polk City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Rotonda West: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Polk City: 97/100 · Rotonda West: 59/100
Polk City is 38 points higher.
Polk City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Rotonda West: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Polk City: 23/100 · Rotonda West: 19/100
Polk City is 4 points higher.
Polk City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Rotonda West: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Polk City: 42/100 · Rotonda West: 4/100
Polk City is 38 points higher.
Polk City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Rotonda West: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Polk City: Unavailable · Rotonda West: 98/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Polk City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Rotonda West: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Polk City: 59/100 · Rotonda West: 73/100
Rotonda West is 14 points higher.
Polk City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Rotonda West: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Polk City: 17/100 · Rotonda West: 17/100
No gap.
Polk City: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Rotonda West: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.