City vs city
West Palm Beach vs Westgate, FL
Westgate currently scores 5 points higher overall than West Palm Beach, 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 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
West Palm Beach: 57/100 · Westgate: 62/100
Westgate is 5 points higher.
Flood
West Palm Beach: 84/100 · Westgate: 94/100
Westgate is 10 points higher.
West Palm Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 15 features intersect this tile.
Westgate: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 24 features intersect this tile.
Wind
West Palm Beach: 72/100 · Westgate: 72/100
No gap.
West Palm Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Westgate: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
West Palm Beach: 88/100 · Westgate: 87/100
West Palm Beach is 1 points higher.
West Palm Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Westgate: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
West Palm Beach: 73/100 · Westgate: 69/100
West Palm Beach is 4 points higher.
West Palm Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Westgate: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
West Palm Beach: 43/100 · Westgate: 55/100
Westgate is 12 points higher.
West Palm Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Westgate: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
West Palm Beach: 66/100 · Westgate: 66/100
No gap.
West Palm Beach: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Westgate: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
West Palm Beach: 14/100 · Westgate: 43/100
Westgate is 29 points higher.
West Palm Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Westgate: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
West Palm Beach: 13/100 · Westgate: 13/100
No gap.
West Palm Beach: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Westgate: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.