City vs city
Bell Gardens vs South Gate, CA
Bell Gardens and South Gate are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference in flood.
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
Bell Gardens: 24/100 · South Gate: 24/100
No gap.
Flood
Bell Gardens: 27/100 · South Gate: 27/100
No gap.
Bell Gardens: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
South Gate: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Bell Gardens: 4/100 · South Gate: 4/100
No gap.
Bell Gardens: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
South Gate: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Bell Gardens: 0/100 · South Gate: 0/100
No gap.
Bell Gardens: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
South Gate: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Bell Gardens: 8/100 · South Gate: 8/100
No gap.
Bell Gardens: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
South Gate: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Bell Gardens: 3/100 · South Gate: 3/100
No gap.
Bell Gardens: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
South Gate: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Bell Gardens: Unavailable · South Gate: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Bell Gardens: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
South Gate: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Bell Gardens: 74/100 · South Gate: 74/100
No gap.
Bell Gardens: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
South Gate: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Bell Gardens: 28/100 · South Gate: 28/100
No gap.
Bell Gardens: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
South Gate: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.