City vs city
California City vs Palmdale, CA
Palmdale currently scores 4 points higher overall than California City, 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
California City: 16/100 · Palmdale: 20/100
Palmdale is 4 points higher.
Flood
California City: 34/100 · Palmdale: 34/100
No gap.
California City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Palmdale: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
California City: 5/100 · Palmdale: 5/100
No gap.
California City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Palmdale: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
California City: 4/100 · Palmdale: 2/100
California City is 2 points higher.
California City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Palmdale: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
California City: 0/100 · Palmdale: 4/100
Palmdale is 4 points higher.
California City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Palmdale: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
California City: 2/100 · Palmdale: 9/100
Palmdale is 7 points higher.
California City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Palmdale: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
California City: Unavailable · Palmdale: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
California City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Palmdale: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
California City: 28/100 · Palmdale: 65/100
Palmdale is 37 points higher.
California City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Palmdale: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
California City: 22/100 · Palmdale: 22/100
No gap.
California City: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Palmdale: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.