City vs city
Golden Valley vs Sparks, NV
Sparks currently scores 8 points higher overall than Golden Valley, 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 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
Golden Valley: 20/100 · Sparks: 28/100
Sparks is 8 points higher.
Flood
Golden Valley: 60/100 · Sparks: 66/100
Sparks is 6 points higher.
Golden Valley: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Sparks: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Golden Valley: 6/100 · Sparks: 6/100
No gap.
Golden Valley: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Sparks: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Golden Valley: 4/100 · Sparks: 5/100
Sparks is 1 points higher.
Golden Valley: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Sparks: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Golden Valley: 12/100 · Sparks: 8/100
Golden Valley is 4 points higher.
Golden Valley: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sparks: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Golden Valley: 15/100 · Sparks: 28/100
Sparks is 13 points higher.
Golden Valley: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sparks: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Golden Valley: Unavailable · Sparks: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Golden Valley: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Sparks: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Golden Valley: 22/100 · Sparks: 62/100
Sparks is 40 points higher.
Golden Valley: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Sparks: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Golden Valley: 19/100 · Sparks: 20/100
Sparks is 1 points higher.
Golden Valley: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Sparks: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.