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Carlsbad vs Solana Beach, CA

Solana Beach currently scores 13 points higher overall than Carlsbad, with the largest gap in flood.

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Carlsbad

20/100

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Solana Beach

33/100

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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

Carlsbad: 20/100 · Solana Beach: 33/100

Solana Beach is 13 points higher.

Flood

Carlsbad: 34/100 · Solana Beach: 68/100

Solana Beach is 34 points higher.

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

Solana Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 16 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Carlsbad: 5/100 · Solana Beach: 5/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Carlsbad: 1/100 · Solana Beach: 0/100

Carlsbad is 1 points higher.

Carlsbad: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Solana Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Carlsbad: 0/100 · Solana Beach: 0/100

No gap.

Carlsbad: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Solana Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Carlsbad: 1/100 · Solana Beach: 3/100

Solana Beach is 2 points higher.

Carlsbad: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Solana Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Carlsbad: Unavailable · Solana Beach: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Carlsbad: 61/100 · Solana Beach: 66/100

Solana Beach is 5 points higher.

Carlsbad: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Solana Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Carlsbad: 20/100 · Solana Beach: 24/100

Solana Beach is 4 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.

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