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Del Mar vs San Diego, CA

Del Mar currently scores 11 points higher overall than San Diego, with the largest gap in flood.

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Del Mar

33/100

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San Diego

22/100

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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 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

Del Mar: 33/100 · San Diego: 22/100

Del Mar is 11 points higher.

Flood

Del Mar: 68/100 · San Diego: 39/100

Del Mar is 29 points higher.

Del Mar: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 16 features intersect this tile.

San Diego: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Del Mar: 5/100 · San Diego: 6/100

San Diego is 1 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Del Mar: 0/100 · San Diego: 1/100

San Diego is 1 points higher.

Del Mar: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

San Diego: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Del Mar: 0/100 · San Diego: 12/100

San Diego is 12 points higher.

Del Mar: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

San Diego: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Del Mar: 3/100 · San Diego: 5/100

San Diego is 2 points higher.

Del Mar: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

San Diego: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Del Mar: Unavailable · San Diego: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Del Mar: 66/100 · San Diego: 69/100

San Diego is 3 points higher.

Del Mar: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

San Diego: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Del Mar: 24/100 · San Diego: 24/100

No gap.

Del Mar: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.

San Diego: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.