City vs city
Port Charlotte vs Punta Gorda, FL
Punta Gorda currently scores 6 points higher overall than Port Charlotte, with the largest gap in wildfire.
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
Port Charlotte: 42/100 · Punta Gorda: 48/100
Punta Gorda is 6 points higher.
Flood
Port Charlotte: 43/100 · Punta Gorda: 48/100
Punta Gorda is 5 points higher.
Port Charlotte: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 25 features intersect this tile.
Punta Gorda: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Port Charlotte: 53/100 · Punta Gorda: 57/100
Punta Gorda is 4 points higher.
Port Charlotte: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Punta Gorda: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Port Charlotte: 76/100 · Punta Gorda: 71/100
Port Charlotte is 5 points higher.
Port Charlotte: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Punta Gorda: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Port Charlotte: 19/100 · Punta Gorda: 12/100
Port Charlotte is 7 points higher.
Port Charlotte: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Punta Gorda: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Port Charlotte: 29/100 · Punta Gorda: 18/100
Port Charlotte is 11 points higher.
Port Charlotte: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Punta Gorda: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Port Charlotte: 80/100 · Punta Gorda: 99/100
Punta Gorda is 19 points higher.
Port Charlotte: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Punta Gorda: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Port Charlotte: 20/100 · Punta Gorda: 67/100
Punta Gorda is 47 points higher.
Port Charlotte: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Punta Gorda: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Port Charlotte: 17/100 · Punta Gorda: 14/100
Port Charlotte is 3 points higher.
Port Charlotte: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Punta Gorda: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.