City vs city
Cathedral City vs Winterhaven, CA
Cathedral City and Winterhaven are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference in tornado.
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 · Winterhaven: 24/100
No gap.
Flood
Cathedral City: 31/100 · Winterhaven: 41/100
Winterhaven is 10 points higher.
Cathedral City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Winterhaven: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cathedral City: 6/100 · Winterhaven: 8/100
Winterhaven is 2 points higher.
Cathedral City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Winterhaven: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cathedral City: 5/100 · Winterhaven: 8/100
Winterhaven is 3 points higher.
Cathedral City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Winterhaven: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cathedral City: 0/100 · Winterhaven: 15/100
Winterhaven is 15 points higher.
Cathedral City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Winterhaven: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cathedral City: 3/100 · Winterhaven: 15/100
Winterhaven is 12 points higher.
Cathedral City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Winterhaven: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cathedral City: Unavailable · Winterhaven: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Cathedral City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Winterhaven: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Cathedral City: 75/100 · Winterhaven: 62/100
Cathedral City is 13 points higher.
Cathedral City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Winterhaven: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Cathedral City: 26/100 · Winterhaven: 18/100
Cathedral City is 8 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.
Winterhaven: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.