City vs city
Acton vs Palmdale, CA
Acton currently scores 3 points higher overall than Palmdale, with the largest gap in wildfire.
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
Acton: 23/100 · Palmdale: 20/100
Acton is 3 points higher.
Flood
Acton: 32/100 · Palmdale: 34/100
Palmdale is 2 points higher.
Acton: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Palmdale: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Acton: 5/100 · Palmdale: 5/100
No gap.
Acton: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Palmdale: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Acton: 1/100 · Palmdale: 2/100
Palmdale is 1 points higher.
Acton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Palmdale: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Acton: 0/100 · Palmdale: 4/100
Palmdale is 4 points higher.
Acton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Palmdale: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Acton: 2/100 · Palmdale: 9/100
Palmdale is 7 points higher.
Acton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Palmdale: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Acton: Unavailable · Palmdale: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Acton: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Palmdale: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Acton: 76/100 · Palmdale: 65/100
Acton is 11 points higher.
Acton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Palmdale: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Acton: 22/100 · Palmdale: 22/100
No gap.
Acton: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Palmdale: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.