City vs city
Costa Mesa vs Huntington Beach, CA
Costa Mesa and Huntington Beach are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference in flood.
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
Costa Mesa: 31/100 · Huntington Beach: 31/100
No gap.
Flood
Costa Mesa: 33/100 · Huntington Beach: 33/100
No gap.
Costa Mesa: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 15 features intersect this tile.
Huntington Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 15 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Costa Mesa: 5/100 · Huntington Beach: 5/100
No gap.
Costa Mesa: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Huntington Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Costa Mesa: 0/100 · Huntington Beach: 0/100
No gap.
Costa Mesa: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Huntington Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Costa Mesa: 54/100 · Huntington Beach: 54/100
No gap.
Costa Mesa: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Huntington Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Costa Mesa: 8/100 · Huntington Beach: 8/100
No gap.
Costa Mesa: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Huntington Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Costa Mesa: Unavailable · Huntington Beach: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Costa Mesa: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Huntington Beach: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Costa Mesa: 59/100 · Huntington Beach: 59/100
No gap.
Costa Mesa: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Huntington Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Costa Mesa: 28/100 · Huntington Beach: 28/100
No gap.
Costa Mesa: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Huntington Beach: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.