City vs city
Cottonwood vs Los Angeles, CA
Cottonwood currently scores 9 points higher overall than Los Angeles, with the largest gap in wildfire.
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
Cottonwood: 28/100 · Los Angeles: 19/100
Cottonwood is 9 points higher.
Flood
Cottonwood: 36/100 · Los Angeles: 30/100
Cottonwood is 6 points higher.
Cottonwood: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Los Angeles: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cottonwood: 4/100 · Los Angeles: 4/100
No gap.
Cottonwood: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Los Angeles: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cottonwood: 4/100 · Los Angeles: 1/100
Cottonwood is 3 points higher.
Cottonwood: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Los Angeles: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cottonwood: 0/100 · Los Angeles: 4/100
Los Angeles is 4 points higher.
Cottonwood: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Los Angeles: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cottonwood: 1/100 · Los Angeles: 1/100
No gap.
Cottonwood: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Los Angeles: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cottonwood: Unavailable · Los Angeles: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Cottonwood: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Los Angeles: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Cottonwood: 93/100 · Los Angeles: 76/100
Cottonwood is 17 points higher.
Cottonwood: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Los Angeles: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Cottonwood: 28/100 · Los Angeles: 20/100
Cottonwood is 8 points higher.
Cottonwood: 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.