City vs city
Descanso vs La Mesa, CA
Descanso currently scores 4 points higher overall than La Mesa, 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
Descanso: 27/100 · La Mesa: 23/100
Descanso is 4 points higher.
Flood
Descanso: 28/100 · La Mesa: 32/100
La Mesa is 4 points higher.
Descanso: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
La Mesa: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Descanso: 6/100 · La Mesa: 6/100
No gap.
Descanso: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
La Mesa: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Descanso: 3/100 · La Mesa: 1/100
Descanso is 2 points higher.
Descanso: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
La Mesa: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Descanso: 0/100 · La Mesa: 19/100
La Mesa is 19 points higher.
Descanso: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
La Mesa: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Descanso: 5/100 · La Mesa: 3/100
Descanso is 2 points higher.
Descanso: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
La Mesa: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Descanso: Unavailable · La Mesa: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Descanso: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
La Mesa: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Descanso: 98/100 · La Mesa: 75/100
Descanso is 23 points higher.
Descanso: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
La Mesa: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Descanso: 20/100 · La Mesa: 25/100
La Mesa is 5 points higher.
Descanso: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
La 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.