City vs city
Sandy vs West Valley City, UT
West Valley City currently scores 4 points higher overall than Sandy, 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
Sandy: 29/100 · West Valley City: 33/100
West Valley City is 4 points higher.
Flood
Sandy: 34/100 · West Valley City: 45/100
West Valley City is 11 points higher.
Sandy: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
West Valley City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Sandy: 12/100 · West Valley City: 12/100
No gap.
Sandy: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
West Valley City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Sandy: 24/100 · West Valley City: 28/100
West Valley City is 4 points higher.
Sandy: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
West Valley City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Sandy: 8/100 · West Valley City: 0/100
Sandy is 8 points higher.
Sandy: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Valley City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Sandy: 36/100 · West Valley City: 34/100
Sandy is 2 points higher.
Sandy: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Valley City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Sandy: Unavailable · West Valley City: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Sandy: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
West Valley City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Sandy: 64/100 · West Valley City: 53/100
Sandy is 11 points higher.
Sandy: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
West Valley City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Sandy: 26/100 · West Valley City: 28/100
West Valley City is 2 points higher.
Sandy: 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.