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Compton vs Paramount, CA

Compton currently scores 6 points higher overall than Paramount, with the largest gap in tornado.

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Compton

28/100

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Paramount

22/100

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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

Compton: 28/100 · Paramount: 22/100

Compton is 6 points higher.

Flood

Compton: 28/100 · Paramount: 26/100

Compton is 2 points higher.

Compton: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.

Paramount: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Compton: 4/100 · Paramount: 4/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Compton: 0/100 · Paramount: 0/100

No gap.

Compton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Paramount: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Compton: 35/100 · Paramount: 4/100

Compton is 31 points higher.

Compton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Paramount: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Compton: 6/100 · Paramount: 1/100

Compton is 5 points higher.

Compton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Paramount: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Compton: Unavailable · Paramount: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Compton: 67/100 · Paramount: 69/100

Paramount is 2 points higher.

Compton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Paramount: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Compton: 27/100 · Paramount: 27/100

No gap.

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

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