City vs city
Costa Mesa vs Los Angeles, CA
Costa Mesa currently scores 12 points higher overall than Los Angeles, 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
Costa Mesa: 31/100 · Los Angeles: 19/100
Costa Mesa is 12 points higher.
Flood
Costa Mesa: 33/100 · Los Angeles: 30/100
Costa Mesa is 3 points higher.
Costa Mesa: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 15 features intersect this tile.
Los Angeles: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Costa Mesa: 5/100 · Los Angeles: 4/100
Costa Mesa is 1 points higher.
Costa Mesa: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Los Angeles: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Costa Mesa: 0/100 · Los Angeles: 1/100
Los Angeles is 1 points higher.
Costa Mesa: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Los Angeles: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Costa Mesa: 54/100 · Los Angeles: 4/100
Costa Mesa is 50 points higher.
Costa Mesa: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Los Angeles: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Costa Mesa: 8/100 · Los Angeles: 1/100
Costa Mesa is 7 points higher.
Costa Mesa: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Los Angeles: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Costa Mesa: Unavailable · Los Angeles: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Costa Mesa: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Los Angeles: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Costa Mesa: 59/100 · Los Angeles: 76/100
Los Angeles is 17 points higher.
Costa Mesa: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Los Angeles: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Costa Mesa: 28/100 · Los Angeles: 20/100
Costa Mesa is 8 points higher.
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.
Los Angeles: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.