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Burbank vs Glendale, CA

Glendale currently scores 4 points higher overall than Burbank, with the largest gap in tornado.

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Burbank

22/100

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Glendale

26/100

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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

Burbank: 22/100 · Glendale: 26/100

Glendale is 4 points higher.

Flood

Burbank: 26/100 · Glendale: 26/100

No gap.

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

Glendale: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Burbank: 4/100 · Glendale: 4/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Burbank: 0/100 · Glendale: 0/100

No gap.

Burbank: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Glendale: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Burbank: 8/100 · Glendale: 0/100

Burbank is 8 points higher.

Burbank: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Glendale: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Burbank: 1/100 · Glendale: 1/100

No gap.

Burbank: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Glendale: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Burbank: Unavailable · Glendale: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Burbank: 73/100 · Glendale: 75/100

Glendale is 2 points higher.

Burbank: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Glendale: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Burbank: 20/100 · Glendale: 26/100

Glendale is 6 points higher.

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

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