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Hawthorne vs San Diego, CA

Hawthorne currently scores 2 points higher overall than San Diego, with the largest gap in flood.

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Hawthorne

24/100

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San Diego

22/100

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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 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 · San Diego: 22/100

Hawthorne is 2 points higher.

Flood

Hawthorne: 26/100 · San Diego: 39/100

San Diego is 13 points higher.

Hawthorne: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.

San Diego: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Hawthorne: 4/100 · San Diego: 6/100

San Diego is 2 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Hawthorne: 0/100 · San Diego: 1/100

San Diego is 1 points higher.

Hawthorne: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

San Diego: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Hawthorne: 23/100 · San Diego: 12/100

Hawthorne is 11 points higher.

Hawthorne: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

San Diego: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Hawthorne: 1/100 · San Diego: 5/100

San Diego is 4 points higher.

Hawthorne: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

San Diego: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Hawthorne: Unavailable · San Diego: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Hawthorne: 65/100 · San Diego: 69/100

San Diego is 4 points higher.

Hawthorne: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

San Diego: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Hawthorne: 27/100 · San Diego: 24/100

Hawthorne is 3 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.

San Diego: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.