City vs city
El Segundo vs Hawthorne, CA
Hawthorne currently scores 8 points higher overall than El Segundo, 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
El Segundo: 16/100 · Hawthorne: 24/100
Hawthorne is 8 points higher.
Flood
El Segundo: 38/100 · Hawthorne: 26/100
El Segundo is 12 points higher.
El Segundo: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Hawthorne: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
El Segundo: 4/100 · Hawthorne: 4/100
No gap.
El Segundo: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Hawthorne: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
El Segundo: 0/100 · Hawthorne: 0/100
No gap.
El Segundo: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Hawthorne: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
El Segundo: 12/100 · Hawthorne: 23/100
Hawthorne is 11 points higher.
El Segundo: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hawthorne: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
El Segundo: 1/100 · Hawthorne: 1/100
No gap.
El Segundo: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hawthorne: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
El Segundo: Unavailable · Hawthorne: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
El Segundo: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Hawthorne: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
El Segundo: 17/100 · Hawthorne: 65/100
Hawthorne is 48 points higher.
El Segundo: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Hawthorne: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
El Segundo: 26/100 · Hawthorne: 27/100
Hawthorne is 1 points higher.
El Segundo: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Hawthorne: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.