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El Cajon vs Rancho San Diego, CA

El Cajon and Rancho San Diego are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference in flood.

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El Cajon

24/100

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Rancho San Diego

24/100

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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

El Cajon: 24/100 · Rancho San Diego: 24/100

No gap.

Flood

El Cajon: 33/100 · Rancho San Diego: 30/100

El Cajon is 3 points higher.

El Cajon: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.

Rancho San Diego: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.

Wind

El Cajon: 6/100 · Rancho San Diego: 6/100

No gap.

El Cajon: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

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

Lightning

El Cajon: 2/100 · Rancho San Diego: 2/100

No gap.

El Cajon: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Rancho San Diego: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

El Cajon: 0/100 · Rancho San Diego: 0/100

No gap.

El Cajon: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

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

Hail

El Cajon: 1/100 · Rancho San Diego: 3/100

Rancho San Diego is 2 points higher.

El Cajon: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

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

Storm surge

El Cajon: Unavailable · Rancho San Diego: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

El Cajon: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

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

Wildfire

El Cajon: 79/100 · Rancho San Diego: 77/100

El Cajon is 2 points higher.

El Cajon: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

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

Ingested air quality

El Cajon: 25/100 · Rancho San Diego: 25/100

No gap.

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

Rancho 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.