City vs city
Carlsbad vs San Marcos, CA
Carlsbad and San Marcos are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference 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
Carlsbad: 20/100 · San Marcos: 20/100
No gap.
Flood
Carlsbad: 34/100 · San Marcos: 30/100
Carlsbad is 4 points higher.
Carlsbad: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
San Marcos: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Carlsbad: 5/100 · San Marcos: 5/100
No gap.
Carlsbad: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
San Marcos: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Carlsbad: 1/100 · San Marcos: 1/100
No gap.
Carlsbad: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
San Marcos: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Carlsbad: 0/100 · San Marcos: 8/100
San Marcos is 8 points higher.
Carlsbad: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
San Marcos: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Carlsbad: 1/100 · San Marcos: 1/100
No gap.
Carlsbad: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
San Marcos: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Carlsbad: Unavailable · San Marcos: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Carlsbad: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
San Marcos: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Carlsbad: 61/100 · San Marcos: 73/100
San Marcos is 12 points higher.
Carlsbad: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
San Marcos: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Carlsbad: 20/100 · San Marcos: 23/100
San Marcos is 3 points higher.
Carlsbad: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
San Marcos: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.