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Glendale vs Pasadena, CA

Glendale currently scores 5 points higher overall than Pasadena, with the largest gap in tornado.

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Glendale

26/100

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Pasadena

21/100

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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 · Pasadena: 21/100

Glendale is 5 points higher.

Flood

Glendale: 26/100 · Pasadena: 26/100

No gap.

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

Pasadena: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Glendale: 4/100 · Pasadena: 4/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Glendale: 0/100 · Pasadena: 1/100

Pasadena is 1 points higher.

Glendale: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Pasadena: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Glendale: 0/100 · Pasadena: 12/100

Pasadena is 12 points higher.

Glendale: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Pasadena: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Glendale: 1/100 · Pasadena: 3/100

Pasadena is 2 points higher.

Glendale: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Pasadena: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Glendale: Unavailable · Pasadena: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Glendale: 75/100 · Pasadena: 76/100

Pasadena is 1 points higher.

Glendale: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Pasadena: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Glendale: 26/100 · Pasadena: 27/100

Pasadena is 1 points higher.

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

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