City vs city
Cathedral City vs La Quinta, CA
Cathedral City currently scores 1 points higher overall than La Quinta, 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
Cathedral City: 24/100 · La Quinta: 23/100
Cathedral City is 1 points higher.
Flood
Cathedral City: 31/100 · La Quinta: 27/100
Cathedral City is 4 points higher.
Cathedral City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
La Quinta: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cathedral City: 6/100 · La Quinta: 6/100
No gap.
Cathedral City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
La Quinta: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cathedral City: 5/100 · La Quinta: 5/100
No gap.
Cathedral City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
La Quinta: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cathedral City: 0/100 · La Quinta: 0/100
No gap.
Cathedral City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
La Quinta: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cathedral City: 3/100 · La Quinta: 1/100
Cathedral City is 2 points higher.
Cathedral City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
La Quinta: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cathedral City: Unavailable · La Quinta: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Cathedral City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
La Quinta: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Cathedral City: 75/100 · La Quinta: 74/100
Cathedral City is 1 points higher.
Cathedral City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
La Quinta: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Cathedral City: 26/100 · La Quinta: 26/100
No gap.
Cathedral City: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
La Quinta: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.