City vs city
Pahrump vs Sandy Valley, NV
Pahrump currently scores 4 points higher overall than Sandy Valley, with the largest gap in flood.
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
Pahrump: 25/100 · Sandy Valley: 21/100
Pahrump is 4 points higher.
Flood
Pahrump: 48/100 · Sandy Valley: 36/100
Pahrump is 12 points higher.
Pahrump: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Sandy Valley: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Pahrump: 7/100 · Sandy Valley: 7/100
No gap.
Pahrump: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Sandy Valley: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Pahrump: 8/100 · Sandy Valley: 10/100
Sandy Valley is 2 points higher.
Pahrump: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Sandy Valley: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Pahrump: 0/100 · Sandy Valley: 0/100
No gap.
Pahrump: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sandy Valley: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Pahrump: 4/100 · Sandy Valley: 3/100
Pahrump is 1 points higher.
Pahrump: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sandy Valley: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Pahrump: Unavailable · Sandy Valley: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Pahrump: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Sandy Valley: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Pahrump: 50/100 · Sandy Valley: 46/100
Pahrump is 4 points higher.
Pahrump: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Sandy Valley: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Pahrump: 30/100 · Sandy Valley: 26/100
Pahrump is 4 points higher.
Pahrump: 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.