City vs city
Big Water vs West Valley City, UT
West Valley City currently scores 17 points higher overall than Big Water, 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
Big Water: 16/100 · West Valley City: 33/100
West Valley City is 17 points higher.
Flood
Big Water: 0/100 · West Valley City: 45/100
West Valley City is 45 points higher.
Big Water: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
West Valley City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Big Water: 10/100 · West Valley City: 12/100
West Valley City is 2 points higher.
Big Water: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
West Valley City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Big Water: 16/100 · West Valley City: 28/100
West Valley City is 12 points higher.
Big Water: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
West Valley City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Big Water: 0/100 · West Valley City: 0/100
No gap.
Big Water: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Valley City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Big Water: 10/100 · West Valley City: 34/100
West Valley City is 24 points higher.
Big Water: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Valley City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Big Water: Unavailable · West Valley City: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Big Water: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
West Valley City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Big Water: 30/100 · West Valley City: 53/100
West Valley City is 23 points higher.
Big Water: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
West Valley City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Big Water: 30/100 · West Valley City: 28/100
Big Water is 2 points higher.
Big Water: 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.