City vs city
Carmel-by-the-Sea vs Seaside, CA
Carmel-by-the-Sea currently scores 3 points higher overall than Seaside, with the largest gap in flood.
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 · Seaside: 16/100
Carmel-by-the-Sea is 3 points higher.
Flood
Carmel-by-the-Sea: 63/100 · Seaside: 41/100
Carmel-by-the-Sea is 22 points higher.
Carmel-by-the-Sea: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Seaside: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Carmel-by-the-Sea: 1/100 · Seaside: 2/100
Seaside is 1 points higher.
Carmel-by-the-Sea: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Seaside: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Carmel-by-the-Sea: 0/100 · Seaside: 0/100
No gap.
Carmel-by-the-Sea: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Seaside: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Carmel-by-the-Sea: 8/100 · Seaside: 8/100
No gap.
Carmel-by-the-Sea: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Seaside: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Carmel-by-the-Sea: 8/100 · Seaside: 10/100
Seaside is 2 points higher.
Carmel-by-the-Sea: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Seaside: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Carmel-by-the-Sea: Unavailable · Seaside: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Carmel-by-the-Sea: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Seaside: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Carmel-by-the-Sea: 7/100 · Seaside: 9/100
Seaside is 2 points higher.
Carmel-by-the-Sea: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Seaside: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Carmel-by-the-Sea: 26/100 · Seaside: 26/100
No gap.
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.
Seaside: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.