City vs city
Escondido vs Vista, CA
Escondido currently scores 5 points higher overall than Vista, 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 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 · Vista: 20/100
Escondido is 5 points higher.
Flood
Escondido: 37/100 · Vista: 34/100
Escondido is 3 points higher.
Escondido: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Vista: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Escondido: 6/100 · Vista: 5/100
Escondido is 1 points higher.
Escondido: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Vista: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Escondido: 1/100 · Vista: 1/100
No gap.
Escondido: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Vista: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Escondido: 0/100 · Vista: 0/100
No gap.
Escondido: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Vista: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Escondido: 5/100 · Vista: 1/100
Escondido is 4 points higher.
Escondido: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Vista: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Escondido: Unavailable · Vista: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Escondido: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Vista: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Escondido: 77/100 · Vista: 61/100
Escondido is 16 points higher.
Escondido: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Vista: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Escondido: 24/100 · Vista: 20/100
Escondido is 4 points higher.
Escondido: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Vista: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.