City vs city
El Cajon vs Lemon Grove, CA
El Cajon currently scores 1 points higher overall than Lemon Grove, with the largest gap in tornado.
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 is a current EPA AirNow signal; 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
El Cajon: 24/100 · Lemon Grove: 23/100
El Cajon is 1 points higher.
Flood
El Cajon: 33/100 · Lemon Grove: 32/100
El Cajon is 1 points higher.
El Cajon: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Lemon Grove: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
El Cajon: 6/100 · Lemon Grove: 6/100
No gap.
El Cajon: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lemon Grove: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
El Cajon: 2/100 · Lemon Grove: 1/100
El Cajon is 1 points higher.
El Cajon: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Lemon Grove: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
El Cajon: 0/100 · Lemon Grove: 19/100
Lemon Grove is 19 points higher.
El Cajon: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lemon Grove: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
El Cajon: 1/100 · Lemon Grove: 3/100
Lemon Grove is 2 points higher.
El Cajon: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lemon Grove: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
El Cajon: Unavailable · Lemon Grove: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
El Cajon: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Lemon Grove: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
El Cajon: 79/100 · Lemon Grove: 75/100
El Cajon is 4 points higher.
El Cajon: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Lemon Grove: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
El Cajon: 25/100 · Lemon Grove: 25/100
No gap.
El Cajon: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Lemon Grove: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.