City vs city
Dana Point vs Laguna Niguel, CA
Dana Point and Laguna Niguel are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference 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
Dana Point: 18/100 · Laguna Niguel: 18/100
No gap.
Flood
Dana Point: 25/100 · Laguna Niguel: 25/100
No gap.
Dana Point: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Laguna Niguel: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Dana Point: 5/100 · Laguna Niguel: 5/100
No gap.
Dana Point: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Laguna Niguel: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Dana Point: 1/100 · Laguna Niguel: 1/100
No gap.
Dana Point: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Laguna Niguel: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Dana Point: 8/100 · Laguna Niguel: 8/100
No gap.
Dana Point: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Laguna Niguel: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Dana Point: 3/100 · Laguna Niguel: 3/100
No gap.
Dana Point: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Laguna Niguel: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Dana Point: Unavailable · Laguna Niguel: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Dana Point: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Laguna Niguel: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Dana Point: 59/100 · Laguna Niguel: 65/100
Laguna Niguel is 6 points higher.
Dana Point: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Laguna Niguel: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Dana Point: 22/100 · Laguna Niguel: 22/100
No gap.
Dana Point: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Laguna Niguel: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.