City vs city
Apple Valley vs Los Angeles, CA
Apple Valley and Los Angeles are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference 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
Apple Valley: 19/100 · Los Angeles: 19/100
No gap.
Flood
Apple Valley: 37/100 · Los Angeles: 30/100
Apple Valley is 7 points higher.
Apple Valley: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Los Angeles: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Apple Valley: 5/100 · Los Angeles: 4/100
Apple Valley is 1 points higher.
Apple Valley: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Los Angeles: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Apple Valley: 4/100 · Los Angeles: 1/100
Apple Valley is 3 points higher.
Apple Valley: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Los Angeles: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Apple Valley: 4/100 · Los Angeles: 4/100
No gap.
Apple Valley: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Los Angeles: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Apple Valley: 4/100 · Los Angeles: 1/100
Apple Valley is 3 points higher.
Apple Valley: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Los Angeles: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Apple Valley: Unavailable · Los Angeles: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Apple Valley: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Los Angeles: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Apple Valley: 59/100 · Los Angeles: 76/100
Los Angeles is 17 points higher.
Apple Valley: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Los Angeles: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Apple Valley: 23/100 · Los Angeles: 20/100
Apple Valley is 3 points higher.
Apple Valley: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Los Angeles: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.