City vs city
Hawthorne vs Hermosa Beach, CA
Hawthorne currently scores 1 points higher overall than Hermosa Beach, 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
Hawthorne: 24/100 · Hermosa Beach: 23/100
Hawthorne is 1 points higher.
Flood
Hawthorne: 26/100 · Hermosa Beach: 31/100
Hermosa Beach is 5 points higher.
Hawthorne: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Hermosa Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Hawthorne: 4/100 · Hermosa Beach: 4/100
No gap.
Hawthorne: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Hermosa Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Hawthorne: 0/100 · Hermosa Beach: 0/100
No gap.
Hawthorne: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Hermosa Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Hawthorne: 23/100 · Hermosa Beach: 15/100
Hawthorne is 8 points higher.
Hawthorne: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hermosa Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Hawthorne: 1/100 · Hermosa Beach: 1/100
No gap.
Hawthorne: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hermosa Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Hawthorne: Unavailable · Hermosa Beach: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Hawthorne: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Hermosa Beach: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Hawthorne: 65/100 · Hermosa Beach: 59/100
Hawthorne is 6 points higher.
Hawthorne: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Hermosa Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Hawthorne: 27/100 · Hermosa Beach: 26/100
Hawthorne is 1 points higher.
Hawthorne: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Hermosa Beach: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.