City vs city
Ponte Vedra vs West Melbourne, FL
West Melbourne currently scores 10 points higher overall than Ponte Vedra, 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
Ponte Vedra: 41/100 · West Melbourne: 51/100
West Melbourne is 10 points higher.
Flood
Ponte Vedra: 48/100 · West Melbourne: 21/100
Ponte Vedra is 27 points higher.
Ponte Vedra: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 23 features intersect this tile.
West Melbourne: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Ponte Vedra: 35/100 · West Melbourne: 55/100
West Melbourne is 20 points higher.
Ponte Vedra: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
West Melbourne: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Ponte Vedra: 93/100 · West Melbourne: 94/100
West Melbourne is 1 points higher.
Ponte Vedra: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
West Melbourne: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Ponte Vedra: 15/100 · West Melbourne: 0/100
Ponte Vedra is 15 points higher.
Ponte Vedra: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Melbourne: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Ponte Vedra: 14/100 · West Melbourne: 63/100
West Melbourne is 49 points higher.
Ponte Vedra: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Melbourne: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Ponte Vedra: Unavailable · West Melbourne: 0/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Ponte Vedra: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
West Melbourne: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Ponte Vedra: 64/100 · West Melbourne: 57/100
Ponte Vedra is 7 points higher.
Ponte Vedra: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
West Melbourne: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Ponte Vedra: 18/100 · West Melbourne: 14/100
Ponte Vedra is 4 points higher.
Ponte Vedra: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
West Melbourne: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.