City vs city
Gardena vs Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
Rancho Palos Verdes currently scores 1 points higher overall than Gardena, with the largest gap in tornado.
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
Gardena: 23/100 · Rancho Palos Verdes: 24/100
Rancho Palos Verdes is 1 points higher.
Flood
Gardena: 31/100 · Rancho Palos Verdes: 41/100
Rancho Palos Verdes is 10 points higher.
Gardena: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Rancho Palos Verdes: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Gardena: 4/100 · Rancho Palos Verdes: 4/100
No gap.
Gardena: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Rancho Palos Verdes: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Gardena: 0/100 · Rancho Palos Verdes: 0/100
No gap.
Gardena: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Rancho Palos Verdes: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Gardena: 15/100 · Rancho Palos Verdes: 0/100
Gardena is 15 points higher.
Gardena: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Rancho Palos Verdes: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Gardena: 1/100 · Rancho Palos Verdes: 1/100
No gap.
Gardena: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Rancho Palos Verdes: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Gardena: Unavailable · Rancho Palos Verdes: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Gardena: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Rancho Palos Verdes: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Gardena: 59/100 · Rancho Palos Verdes: 49/100
Gardena is 10 points higher.
Gardena: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Rancho Palos Verdes: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Gardena: 26/100 · Rancho Palos Verdes: 25/100
Gardena is 1 points higher.
Gardena: 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 Palos Verdes: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.