City vs city
Cathedral City vs San Diego, CA
Cathedral City and San Diego 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
Cathedral City: 24/100 · San Diego: 24/100
No gap.
Flood
Cathedral City: 31/100 · San Diego: 28/100
Cathedral City is 3 points higher.
Cathedral City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
San Diego: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cathedral City: 6/100 · San Diego: 5/100
Cathedral City is 1 points higher.
Cathedral City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
San Diego: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cathedral City: 5/100 · San Diego: 1/100
Cathedral City is 4 points higher.
Cathedral City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
San Diego: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cathedral City: 0/100 · San Diego: 0/100
No gap.
Cathedral City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
San Diego: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cathedral City: 3/100 · San Diego: 1/100
Cathedral City is 2 points higher.
Cathedral City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
San Diego: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cathedral City: Unavailable · San Diego: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Cathedral City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
San Diego: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Cathedral City: 75/100 · San Diego: 82/100
San Diego is 7 points higher.
Cathedral City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
San Diego: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Cathedral City: 26/100 · San Diego: 24/100
Cathedral City is 2 points higher.
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.
San Diego: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.