City vs city
Hawthorne vs Smith Valley, NV
Smith Valley currently scores 3 points higher overall than Hawthorne, 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
Hawthorne: 25/100 · Smith Valley: 28/100
Smith Valley is 3 points higher.
Flood
Hawthorne: 42/100 · Smith Valley: 51/100
Smith Valley is 9 points higher.
Hawthorne: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Smith Valley: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Hawthorne: 6/100 · Smith Valley: 6/100
No gap.
Hawthorne: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Smith Valley: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Hawthorne: 4/100 · Smith Valley: 4/100
No gap.
Hawthorne: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Smith Valley: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Hawthorne: 0/100 · Smith Valley: 0/100
No gap.
Hawthorne: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Smith Valley: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Hawthorne: 0/100 · Smith Valley: 3/100
Smith Valley is 3 points higher.
Hawthorne: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Smith Valley: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Hawthorne: Unavailable · Smith Valley: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Hawthorne: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Smith Valley: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Hawthorne: 56/100 · Smith Valley: 88/100
Smith Valley is 32 points higher.
Hawthorne: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Smith Valley: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Hawthorne: 18/100 · Smith Valley: 18/100
No gap.
Hawthorne: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Smith 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.