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Las Vegas vs Walker Lake, NV

Las Vegas currently scores 2 points higher overall than Walker Lake, with the largest gap in flood.

Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.

Las Vegas

28/100

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Walker Lake

26/100

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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

Las Vegas: 28/100 · Walker Lake: 26/100

Las Vegas is 2 points higher.

Flood

Las Vegas: 44/100 · Walker Lake: 100/100

Walker Lake is 56 points higher.

Las Vegas: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.

Walker Lake: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Las Vegas: 8/100 · Walker Lake: 6/100

Las Vegas is 2 points higher.

Las Vegas: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Walker Lake: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Las Vegas: 11/100 · Walker Lake: 4/100

Las Vegas is 7 points higher.

Las Vegas: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Walker Lake: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Las Vegas: 0/100 · Walker Lake: 0/100

No gap.

Las Vegas: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Walker Lake: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Las Vegas: 9/100 · Walker Lake: 6/100

Las Vegas is 3 points higher.

Las Vegas: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Walker Lake: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Las Vegas: Unavailable · Walker Lake: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Las Vegas: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Walker Lake: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Las Vegas: 58/100 · Walker Lake: 28/100

Las Vegas is 30 points higher.

Las Vegas: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Walker Lake: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Las Vegas: 35/100 · Walker Lake: 14/100

Las Vegas is 21 points higher.

Las Vegas: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

Walker Lake: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.