City vs city
Chula Vista vs Imperial Beach, CA
Chula Vista and Imperial Beach 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 is a current EPA AirNow signal; 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
Chula Vista: 21/100 · Imperial Beach: 21/100
No gap.
Flood
Chula Vista: 31/100 · Imperial Beach: 77/100
Imperial Beach is 46 points higher.
Chula Vista: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Imperial Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Chula Vista: 6/100 · Imperial Beach: 6/100
No gap.
Chula Vista: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Imperial Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Chula Vista: 1/100 · Imperial Beach: 1/100
No gap.
Chula Vista: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Imperial Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Chula Vista: 12/100 · Imperial Beach: 0/100
Chula Vista is 12 points higher.
Chula Vista: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Imperial Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Chula Vista: 1/100 · Imperial Beach: 1/100
No gap.
Chula Vista: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Imperial Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Chula Vista: Unavailable · Imperial Beach: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Chula Vista: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Imperial Beach: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Chula Vista: 71/100 · Imperial Beach: 15/100
Chula Vista is 56 points higher.
Chula Vista: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Imperial Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Chula Vista: 25/100 · Imperial Beach: 28/100
Imperial Beach is 3 points higher.
Chula Vista: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Imperial Beach: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.