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Cool vs Santa Monica, CA

Cool currently scores 16 points higher overall than Santa Monica, with the largest gap in current air quality.

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

Santa Monica

21/100

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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 · Santa Monica: 21/100

Cool is 16 points higher.

Flood

Cool: 30/100 · Santa Monica: 31/100

Santa Monica is 1 points higher.

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

Santa Monica: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Cool: 4/100 · Santa Monica: 4/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Cool: 2/100 · Santa Monica: 0/100

Cool is 2 points higher.

Cool: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Santa Monica: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Cool: 0/100 · Santa Monica: 4/100

Santa Monica is 4 points higher.

Cool: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Santa Monica: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Cool: 1/100 · Santa Monica: 1/100

No gap.

Cool: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Santa Monica: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Cool: Unavailable · Santa Monica: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Cool: 87/100 · Santa Monica: 65/100

Cool is 22 points higher.

Cool: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Santa Monica: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Cool: 95/100 · Santa Monica: 22/100

Cool is 73 points higher.

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

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