City vs city
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.
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.