City vs city
Sarasota vs Venice Gardens, FL
Venice Gardens currently scores 3 points higher overall than Sarasota, with the largest gap in tornado.
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 is a current EPA AirNow signal; 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
Sarasota: 41/100 · Venice Gardens: 44/100
Venice Gardens is 3 points higher.
Flood
Sarasota: 27/100 · Venice Gardens: 39/100
Venice Gardens is 12 points higher.
Sarasota: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 17 features intersect this tile.
Venice Gardens: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Sarasota: 54/100 · Venice Gardens: 57/100
Venice Gardens is 3 points higher.
Sarasota: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Venice Gardens: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Sarasota: 62/100 · Venice Gardens: 57/100
Sarasota is 5 points higher.
Sarasota: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Venice Gardens: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Sarasota: 8/100 · Venice Gardens: 54/100
Venice Gardens is 46 points higher.
Sarasota: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Venice Gardens: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Sarasota: 18/100 · Venice Gardens: 5/100
Sarasota is 13 points higher.
Sarasota: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Venice Gardens: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Sarasota: 83/100 · Venice Gardens: 98/100
Venice Gardens is 15 points higher.
Sarasota: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Venice Gardens: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Sarasota: 59/100 · Venice Gardens: 21/100
Sarasota is 38 points higher.
Sarasota: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Venice Gardens: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Sarasota: 14/100 · Venice Gardens: 17/100
Venice Gardens is 3 points higher.
Sarasota: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Venice Gardens: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.