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City vs city

Glendale vs Los Angeles, CA

Glendale currently scores 3 points higher overall than Los Angeles, with the largest gap in tornado.

Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.

Glendale

26/100

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Los Angeles

23/100

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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

Glendale: 26/100 · Los Angeles: 23/100

Glendale is 3 points higher.

Flood

Glendale: 26/100 · Los Angeles: 26/100

No gap.

Glendale: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.

Los Angeles: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Glendale: 4/100 · Los Angeles: 4/100

No gap.

Glendale: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Los Angeles: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Glendale: 0/100 · Los Angeles: 0/100

No gap.

Glendale: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Los Angeles: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Glendale: 0/100 · Los Angeles: 15/100

Los Angeles is 15 points higher.

Glendale: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Los Angeles: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Glendale: 1/100 · Los Angeles: 5/100

Los Angeles is 4 points higher.

Glendale: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Los Angeles: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Glendale: Unavailable · Los Angeles: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Glendale: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Los Angeles: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Glendale: 75/100 · Los Angeles: 69/100

Glendale is 6 points higher.

Glendale: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Los Angeles: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Glendale: 26/100 · Los Angeles: 21/100

Glendale is 5 points higher.

Glendale: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

Los Angeles: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.