City vs city
Ballard vs West Valley City, UT
West Valley City currently scores 10 points higher overall than Ballard, with the largest gap in hail.
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
Ballard: 23/100 · West Valley City: 33/100
West Valley City is 10 points higher.
Flood
Ballard: 21/100 · West Valley City: 45/100
West Valley City is 24 points higher.
Ballard: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
West Valley City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Ballard: 12/100 · West Valley City: 12/100
No gap.
Ballard: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
West Valley City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Ballard: 14/100 · West Valley City: 28/100
West Valley City is 14 points higher.
Ballard: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
West Valley City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Ballard: 4/100 · West Valley City: 0/100
Ballard is 4 points higher.
Ballard: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Valley City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Ballard: 6/100 · West Valley City: 34/100
West Valley City is 28 points higher.
Ballard: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Valley City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Ballard: Unavailable · West Valley City: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Ballard: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
West Valley City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Ballard: 62/100 · West Valley City: 53/100
Ballard is 9 points higher.
Ballard: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
West Valley City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Ballard: 40/100 · West Valley City: 28/100
Ballard is 12 points higher.
Ballard: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
West Valley City: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.