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City vs city

El Cajon vs San Diego, CA

El Cajon currently scores 2 points higher overall than San Diego, with the largest gap in flood.

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El Cajon

25/100

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San Diego

23/100

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Hazard breakdown

Overall

El Cajon: 25/100 · San Diego: 23/100

El Cajon is 2 points higher.

Flood

El Cajon: 33/100 · San Diego: 26/100

El Cajon is 7 points higher.

Wind

El Cajon: 6/100 · San Diego: 5/100

El Cajon is 1 points higher.

Lightning

El Cajon: 2/100 · San Diego: 1/100

El Cajon is 1 points higher.

Tornado

El Cajon: 0/100 · San Diego: 0/100

No gap.

Hail

El Cajon: 1/100 · San Diego: 3/100

San Diego is 2 points higher.

Storm surge

El Cajon: 0/100 · San Diego: 0/100

No gap.