City vs city
Highland vs Lucerne Valley, CA
Highland currently scores 6 points higher overall than Lucerne Valley, with the largest gap in wildfire.
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
Highland: 25/100 · Lucerne Valley: 19/100
Highland is 6 points higher.
Flood
Highland: 35/100 · Lucerne Valley: 26/100
Highland is 9 points higher.
Highland: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Lucerne Valley: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Highland: 5/100 · Lucerne Valley: 6/100
Lucerne Valley is 1 points higher.
Highland: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lucerne Valley: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Highland: 3/100 · Lucerne Valley: 4/100
Lucerne Valley is 1 points higher.
Highland: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Lucerne Valley: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Highland: 0/100 · Lucerne Valley: 0/100
No gap.
Highland: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lucerne Valley: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Highland: 1/100 · Lucerne Valley: 3/100
Lucerne Valley is 2 points higher.
Highland: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lucerne Valley: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Highland: Unavailable · Lucerne Valley: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Highland: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Lucerne Valley: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Highland: 86/100 · Lucerne Valley: 54/100
Highland is 32 points higher.
Highland: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Lucerne Valley: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Highland: 19/100 · Lucerne Valley: 22/100
Lucerne Valley is 3 points higher.
Highland: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Lucerne Valley: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.