City vs city
Arcata vs Los Angeles, CA
Arcata currently scores 3 points higher overall than Los Angeles, 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
Arcata: 22/100 · Los Angeles: 19/100
Arcata is 3 points higher.
Flood
Arcata: 43/100 · Los Angeles: 30/100
Arcata is 13 points higher.
Arcata: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Los Angeles: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Arcata: 2/100 · Los Angeles: 4/100
Los Angeles is 2 points higher.
Arcata: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Los Angeles: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Arcata: 1/100 · Los Angeles: 1/100
No gap.
Arcata: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Los Angeles: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Arcata: 0/100 · Los Angeles: 4/100
Los Angeles is 4 points higher.
Arcata: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Los Angeles: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Arcata: 6/100 · Los Angeles: 1/100
Arcata is 5 points higher.
Arcata: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Los Angeles: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Arcata: Unavailable · Los Angeles: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Arcata: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Los Angeles: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Arcata: 53/100 · Los Angeles: 76/100
Los Angeles is 23 points higher.
Arcata: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Los Angeles: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Arcata: 24/100 · Los Angeles: 20/100
Arcata is 4 points higher.
Arcata: 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.