City vs city
Carmel-by-the-Sea vs Los Angeles, CA
Carmel-by-the-Sea and Los Angeles 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
Carmel-by-the-Sea: 19/100 · Los Angeles: 19/100
No gap.
Flood
Carmel-by-the-Sea: 63/100 · Los Angeles: 30/100
Carmel-by-the-Sea is 33 points higher.
Carmel-by-the-Sea: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Los Angeles: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Carmel-by-the-Sea: 1/100 · Los Angeles: 4/100
Los Angeles is 3 points higher.
Carmel-by-the-Sea: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Los Angeles: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Carmel-by-the-Sea: 0/100 · Los Angeles: 1/100
Los Angeles is 1 points higher.
Carmel-by-the-Sea: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Los Angeles: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Carmel-by-the-Sea: 8/100 · Los Angeles: 4/100
Carmel-by-the-Sea is 4 points higher.
Carmel-by-the-Sea: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Los Angeles: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Carmel-by-the-Sea: 8/100 · Los Angeles: 1/100
Carmel-by-the-Sea is 7 points higher.
Carmel-by-the-Sea: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Los Angeles: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Carmel-by-the-Sea: Unavailable · Los Angeles: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Carmel-by-the-Sea: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Los Angeles: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Carmel-by-the-Sea: 7/100 · Los Angeles: 76/100
Los Angeles is 69 points higher.
Carmel-by-the-Sea: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Los Angeles: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Carmel-by-the-Sea: 26/100 · Los Angeles: 20/100
Carmel-by-the-Sea is 6 points higher.
Carmel-by-the-Sea: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Los Angeles: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.