City vs city
Desert View Highlands vs Palmdale, CA
Desert View Highlands and Palmdale are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference in flood.
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
Desert View Highlands: 20/100 · Palmdale: 20/100
No gap.
Flood
Desert View Highlands: 34/100 · Palmdale: 34/100
No gap.
Desert View Highlands: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Palmdale: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Desert View Highlands: 5/100 · Palmdale: 5/100
No gap.
Desert View Highlands: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Palmdale: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Desert View Highlands: 2/100 · Palmdale: 2/100
No gap.
Desert View Highlands: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Palmdale: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Desert View Highlands: 4/100 · Palmdale: 4/100
No gap.
Desert View Highlands: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Palmdale: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Desert View Highlands: 9/100 · Palmdale: 9/100
No gap.
Desert View Highlands: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Palmdale: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Desert View Highlands: Unavailable · Palmdale: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Desert View Highlands: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Palmdale: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Desert View Highlands: 65/100 · Palmdale: 65/100
No gap.
Desert View Highlands: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Palmdale: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Desert View Highlands: 22/100 · Palmdale: 22/100
No gap.
Desert View Highlands: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Palmdale: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.