City vs city
Tavares vs The Villages, FL
The Villages currently scores 3 points higher overall than Tavares, 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 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
Tavares: 39/100 · The Villages: 42/100
The Villages is 3 points higher.
Flood
Tavares: 56/100 · The Villages: 48/100
Tavares is 8 points higher.
Tavares: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
The Villages: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 26 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Tavares: 39/100 · The Villages: 40/100
The Villages is 1 points higher.
Tavares: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
The Villages: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Tavares: 100/100 · The Villages: 99/100
Tavares is 1 points higher.
Tavares: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
The Villages: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Tavares: 4/100 · The Villages: 19/100
The Villages is 15 points higher.
Tavares: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
The Villages: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Tavares: 11/100 · The Villages: 6/100
Tavares is 5 points higher.
Tavares: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
The Villages: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Tavares: Unavailable · The Villages: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Tavares: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
The Villages: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Tavares: 48/100 · The Villages: 62/100
The Villages is 14 points higher.
Tavares: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
The Villages: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Tavares: 18/100 · The Villages: 17/100
Tavares is 1 points higher.
Tavares: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
The Villages: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.