City vs city
Castaic vs Santa Clarita, CA
Castaic and Santa Clarita 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
Castaic: 24/100 · Santa Clarita: 24/100
No gap.
Flood
Castaic: 39/100 · Santa Clarita: 33/100
Castaic is 6 points higher.
Castaic: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Santa Clarita: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Castaic: 4/100 · Santa Clarita: 4/100
No gap.
Castaic: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Santa Clarita: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Castaic: 1/100 · Santa Clarita: 1/100
No gap.
Castaic: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Santa Clarita: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Castaic: 0/100 · Santa Clarita: 0/100
No gap.
Castaic: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Santa Clarita: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Castaic: 1/100 · Santa Clarita: 1/100
No gap.
Castaic: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Santa Clarita: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Castaic: Unavailable · Santa Clarita: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Castaic: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Santa Clarita: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Castaic: 72/100 · Santa Clarita: 83/100
Santa Clarita is 11 points higher.
Castaic: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Santa Clarita: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Castaic: 24/100 · Santa Clarita: 24/100
No gap.
Castaic: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Santa Clarita: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.