City vs city
Hacienda Heights vs Whittier, CA
Whittier currently scores 1 points higher overall than Hacienda Heights, 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
Hacienda Heights: 21/100 · Whittier: 22/100
Whittier is 1 points higher.
Flood
Hacienda Heights: 28/100 · Whittier: 28/100
No gap.
Hacienda Heights: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Whittier: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Hacienda Heights: 5/100 · Whittier: 4/100
Hacienda Heights is 1 points higher.
Hacienda Heights: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Whittier: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Hacienda Heights: 1/100 · Whittier: 1/100
No gap.
Hacienda Heights: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Whittier: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Hacienda Heights: 4/100 · Whittier: 15/100
Whittier is 11 points higher.
Hacienda Heights: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Whittier: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Hacienda Heights: 1/100 · Whittier: 3/100
Whittier is 2 points higher.
Hacienda Heights: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Whittier: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Hacienda Heights: Unavailable · Whittier: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Hacienda Heights: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Whittier: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Hacienda Heights: 76/100 · Whittier: 75/100
Hacienda Heights is 1 points higher.
Hacienda Heights: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Whittier: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Hacienda Heights: 31/100 · Whittier: 28/100
Hacienda Heights is 3 points higher.
Hacienda Heights: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Whittier: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.