City vs city
Las Vegas vs Sandy Valley, NV
Las Vegas currently scores 6 points higher overall than Sandy 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
Las Vegas: 27/100 · Sandy Valley: 21/100
Las Vegas is 6 points higher.
Flood
Las Vegas: 47/100 · Sandy Valley: 36/100
Las Vegas is 11 points higher.
Las Vegas: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Sandy Valley: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Las Vegas: 8/100 · Sandy Valley: 7/100
Las Vegas is 1 points higher.
Las Vegas: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Sandy Valley: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Las Vegas: 11/100 · Sandy Valley: 10/100
Las Vegas is 1 points higher.
Las Vegas: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Sandy Valley: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Las Vegas: 0/100 · Sandy Valley: 0/100
No gap.
Las Vegas: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sandy Valley: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Las Vegas: 13/100 · Sandy Valley: 3/100
Las Vegas is 10 points higher.
Las Vegas: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sandy Valley: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Las Vegas: Unavailable · Sandy Valley: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Las Vegas: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Sandy Valley: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Las Vegas: 60/100 · Sandy Valley: 46/100
Las Vegas is 14 points higher.
Las Vegas: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Sandy Valley: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Las Vegas: 25/100 · Sandy Valley: 26/100
Sandy Valley is 1 points higher.
Las Vegas: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Sandy 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.