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Cool vs Palmdale, CA

Palmdale currently scores 6 points higher overall than Cool, with the largest gap in hail.

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

Palmdale

43/100

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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 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

Cool: 37/100 · Palmdale: 43/100

Palmdale is 6 points higher.

Flood

Cool: 30/100 · Palmdale: 28/100

Cool is 2 points higher.

Cool: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.

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

Wind

Cool: 4/100 · Palmdale: 16/100

Palmdale is 12 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Cool: 2/100 · Palmdale: 41/100

Palmdale is 39 points higher.

Cool: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Palmdale: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Cool: 0/100 · Palmdale: 31/100

Palmdale is 31 points higher.

Cool: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Palmdale: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Cool: 1/100 · Palmdale: 100/100

Palmdale is 99 points higher.

Cool: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Palmdale: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Cool: Unavailable · Palmdale: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Cool: 87/100 · Palmdale: 56/100

Cool is 31 points higher.

Cool: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Palmdale: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Cool: 95/100 · Palmdale: 27/100

Cool is 68 points higher.

Cool: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

Palmdale: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.