City vs city
Spring Valley vs Walker Lake, NV
Spring Valley currently scores 5 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.
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
Spring Valley: 31/100 · Walker Lake: 26/100
Spring Valley is 5 points higher.
Flood
Spring Valley: 59/100 · Walker Lake: 100/100
Walker Lake is 41 points higher.
Spring Valley: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Walker Lake: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Spring Valley: 8/100 · Walker Lake: 6/100
Spring Valley is 2 points higher.
Spring Valley: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Walker Lake: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Spring Valley: 12/100 · Walker Lake: 4/100
Spring Valley is 8 points higher.
Spring Valley: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Walker Lake: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Spring Valley: 0/100 · Walker Lake: 0/100
No gap.
Spring Valley: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Walker Lake: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Spring Valley: 16/100 · Walker Lake: 6/100
Spring Valley is 10 points higher.
Spring Valley: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Walker Lake: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Spring Valley: Unavailable · Walker Lake: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Spring Valley: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Walker Lake: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Spring Valley: 59/100 · Walker Lake: 28/100
Spring Valley is 31 points higher.
Spring Valley: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Walker Lake: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Spring Valley: 32/100 · Walker Lake: 14/100
Spring Valley is 18 points higher.
Spring Valley: 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.