City vs city
Escondido vs Poway, CA
Escondido currently scores 5 points higher overall than Poway, with the largest gap 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 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
Escondido: 25/100 · Poway: 20/100
Escondido is 5 points higher.
Flood
Escondido: 37/100 · Poway: 27/100
Escondido is 10 points higher.
Escondido: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Poway: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Escondido: 6/100 · Poway: 6/100
No gap.
Escondido: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Poway: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Escondido: 1/100 · Poway: 1/100
No gap.
Escondido: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Poway: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Escondido: 0/100 · Poway: 8/100
Poway is 8 points higher.
Escondido: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Poway: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Escondido: 5/100 · Poway: 1/100
Escondido is 4 points higher.
Escondido: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Poway: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Escondido: Unavailable · Poway: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Escondido: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Poway: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Escondido: 77/100 · Poway: 76/100
Escondido is 1 points higher.
Escondido: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Poway: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Escondido: 24/100 · Poway: 24/100
No gap.
Escondido: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Poway: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.