City vs city
Vero Beach vs Vero Beach South, FL
Vero Beach currently scores 15 points higher overall than Vero Beach South, with the largest gap in flood.
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
Vero Beach: 61/100 · Vero Beach South: 46/100
Vero Beach is 15 points higher.
Flood
Vero Beach: 92/100 · Vero Beach South: 37/100
Vero Beach is 55 points higher.
Vero Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 18 features intersect this tile.
Vero Beach South: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Vero Beach: 62/100 · Vero Beach South: 60/100
Vero Beach is 2 points higher.
Vero Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Vero Beach South: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Vero Beach: 95/100 · Vero Beach South: 96/100
Vero Beach South is 1 points higher.
Vero Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Vero Beach South: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Vero Beach: 35/100 · Vero Beach South: 19/100
Vero Beach is 16 points higher.
Vero Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Vero Beach South: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Vero Beach: 82/100 · Vero Beach South: 36/100
Vero Beach is 46 points higher.
Vero Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Vero Beach South: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Vero Beach: 92/100 · Vero Beach South: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Vero Beach: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Vero Beach South: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Vero Beach: 11/100 · Vero Beach South: 55/100
Vero Beach South is 44 points higher.
Vero Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Vero Beach South: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Vero Beach: 16/100 · Vero Beach South: 16/100
No gap.
Vero Beach: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Vero Beach South: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.