City vs city
Compton vs South Gate, CA
Compton currently scores 4 points higher overall than South Gate, with the largest gap 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
Compton: 28/100 · South Gate: 24/100
Compton is 4 points higher.
Flood
Compton: 28/100 · South Gate: 27/100
Compton is 1 points higher.
Compton: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
South Gate: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Compton: 4/100 · South Gate: 4/100
No gap.
Compton: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
South Gate: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Compton: 0/100 · South Gate: 0/100
No gap.
Compton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
South Gate: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Compton: 35/100 · South Gate: 8/100
Compton is 27 points higher.
Compton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
South Gate: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Compton: 6/100 · South Gate: 3/100
Compton is 3 points higher.
Compton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
South Gate: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Compton: Unavailable · South Gate: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Compton: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
South Gate: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Compton: 67/100 · South Gate: 74/100
South Gate is 7 points higher.
Compton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
South Gate: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Compton: 27/100 · South Gate: 28/100
South Gate is 1 points higher.
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.
South Gate: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.