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Altadena vs Arcadia, CA

Arcadia currently scores 1 points higher overall than Altadena, with the largest gap in tornado.

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Altadena

21/100

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Arcadia

22/100

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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

Altadena: 21/100 · Arcadia: 22/100

Arcadia is 1 points higher.

Flood

Altadena: 26/100 · Arcadia: 26/100

No gap.

Altadena: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.

Arcadia: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Altadena: 4/100 · Arcadia: 5/100

Arcadia is 1 points higher.

Altadena: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Arcadia: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Altadena: 1/100 · Arcadia: 1/100

No gap.

Altadena: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Arcadia: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Altadena: 12/100 · Arcadia: 0/100

Altadena is 12 points higher.

Altadena: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Arcadia: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Altadena: 3/100 · Arcadia: 7/100

Arcadia is 4 points higher.

Altadena: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Arcadia: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Altadena: Unavailable · Arcadia: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Altadena: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Arcadia: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Altadena: 76/100 · Arcadia: 68/100

Altadena is 8 points higher.

Altadena: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Arcadia: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Altadena: 27/100 · Arcadia: 27/100

No gap.

Altadena: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.

Arcadia: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.