City vs city
South Salt Lake vs West Valley City, UT
West Valley City currently scores 2 points higher overall than South Salt Lake, with the largest gap in tornado.
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
South Salt Lake: 31/100 · West Valley City: 33/100
West Valley City is 2 points higher.
Flood
South Salt Lake: 30/100 · West Valley City: 45/100
West Valley City is 15 points higher.
South Salt Lake: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
West Valley City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Wind
South Salt Lake: 12/100 · West Valley City: 12/100
No gap.
South Salt Lake: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
West Valley City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
South Salt Lake: 26/100 · West Valley City: 28/100
West Valley City is 2 points higher.
South Salt Lake: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
West Valley City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
South Salt Lake: 27/100 · West Valley City: 0/100
South Salt Lake is 27 points higher.
South Salt Lake: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Valley City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
South Salt Lake: 38/100 · West Valley City: 34/100
South Salt Lake is 4 points higher.
South Salt Lake: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Valley City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
South Salt Lake: Unavailable · West Valley City: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
South Salt Lake: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
West Valley City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
South Salt Lake: 59/100 · West Valley City: 53/100
South Salt Lake is 6 points higher.
South Salt Lake: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
West Valley City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
South Salt Lake: 26/100 · West Valley City: 28/100
West Valley City is 2 points higher.
South Salt Lake: 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.