City vs city
Salt Springs vs West Melbourne, FL
West Melbourne currently scores 2 points higher overall than Salt Springs, 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
Salt Springs: 49/100 · West Melbourne: 51/100
West Melbourne is 2 points higher.
Flood
Salt Springs: 48/100 · West Melbourne: 21/100
Salt Springs is 27 points higher.
Salt Springs: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
West Melbourne: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Salt Springs: 36/100 · West Melbourne: 55/100
West Melbourne is 19 points higher.
Salt Springs: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
West Melbourne: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Salt Springs: 100/100 · West Melbourne: 94/100
Salt Springs is 6 points higher.
Salt Springs: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
West Melbourne: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Salt Springs: 0/100 · West Melbourne: 0/100
No gap.
Salt Springs: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Melbourne: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Salt Springs: 3/100 · West Melbourne: 63/100
West Melbourne is 60 points higher.
Salt Springs: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Melbourne: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Salt Springs: 66/100 · West Melbourne: 0/100
Salt Springs is 66 points higher.
Salt Springs: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
West Melbourne: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Salt Springs: 71/100 · West Melbourne: 57/100
Salt Springs is 14 points higher.
Salt Springs: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
West Melbourne: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Salt Springs: 19/100 · West Melbourne: 14/100
Salt Springs is 5 points higher.
Salt Springs: 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.