City vs city
Hawthorne vs Santa Monica, CA
Hawthorne currently scores 3 points higher overall than Santa Monica, 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 · Santa Monica: 21/100
Hawthorne is 3 points higher.
Flood
Hawthorne: 26/100 · Santa Monica: 31/100
Santa Monica is 5 points higher.
Hawthorne: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Santa Monica: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Hawthorne: 4/100 · Santa Monica: 4/100
No gap.
Hawthorne: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Santa Monica: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Hawthorne: 0/100 · Santa Monica: 0/100
No gap.
Hawthorne: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Santa Monica: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Hawthorne: 23/100 · Santa Monica: 4/100
Hawthorne is 19 points higher.
Hawthorne: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Santa Monica: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Hawthorne: 1/100 · Santa Monica: 1/100
No gap.
Hawthorne: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Santa Monica: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Hawthorne: Unavailable · Santa Monica: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Hawthorne: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Santa Monica: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Hawthorne: 65/100 · Santa Monica: 65/100
No gap.
Hawthorne: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Santa Monica: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Hawthorne: 27/100 · Santa Monica: 22/100
Hawthorne is 5 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.
Santa Monica: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.