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Chico vs Los Angeles, CA

Chico currently scores 1 points higher overall than Los Angeles, with the largest gap in flood.

Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.

Los Angeles

23/100

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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

Chico: 24/100 · Los Angeles: 23/100

Chico is 1 points higher.

Flood

Chico: 46/100 · Los Angeles: 26/100

Chico is 20 points higher.

Chico: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.

Los Angeles: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Chico: 4/100 · Los Angeles: 4/100

No gap.

Chico: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Los Angeles: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Chico: 1/100 · Los Angeles: 0/100

Chico is 1 points higher.

Chico: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Los Angeles: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Chico: 8/100 · Los Angeles: 15/100

Los Angeles is 7 points higher.

Chico: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Los Angeles: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Chico: 10/100 · Los Angeles: 5/100

Chico is 5 points higher.

Chico: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Los Angeles: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Chico: Unavailable · Los Angeles: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Chico: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Los Angeles: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Chico: 72/100 · Los Angeles: 69/100

Chico is 3 points higher.

Chico: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Los Angeles: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Chico: 26/100 · Los Angeles: 21/100

Chico is 5 points higher.

Chico: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.

Los Angeles: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.