City vs city

Bellflower vs Downey, CA

Downey currently scores 2 points higher overall than Bellflower, with the largest gap in wildfire.

Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.

Bellflower

22/100

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Downey

24/100

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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

Bellflower: 22/100 · Downey: 24/100

Downey is 2 points higher.

Flood

Bellflower: 26/100 · Downey: 27/100

Downey is 1 points higher.

Bellflower: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.

Downey: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Bellflower: 4/100 · Downey: 4/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Bellflower: 0/100 · Downey: 0/100

No gap.

Bellflower: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Downey: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Bellflower: 4/100 · Downey: 8/100

Downey is 4 points higher.

Bellflower: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Downey: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Bellflower: 1/100 · Downey: 3/100

Downey is 2 points higher.

Bellflower: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Downey: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Bellflower: Unavailable · Downey: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Bellflower: 69/100 · Downey: 74/100

Downey is 5 points higher.

Bellflower: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Downey: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Bellflower: 27/100 · Downey: 28/100

Downey is 1 points higher.

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

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