City vs city
Huntington Beach vs Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles currently scores 8 points higher overall than Huntington Beach, 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 is a current EPA AirNow signal; 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
Huntington Beach: 15/100 · Los Angeles: 23/100
Los Angeles is 8 points higher.
Flood
Huntington Beach: 28/100 · Los Angeles: 26/100
Huntington Beach is 2 points higher.
Huntington Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Los Angeles: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Huntington Beach: 4/100 · Los Angeles: 4/100
No gap.
Huntington Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Los Angeles: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Huntington Beach: 0/100 · Los Angeles: 0/100
No gap.
Huntington Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Los Angeles: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Huntington Beach: 0/100 · Los Angeles: 15/100
Los Angeles is 15 points higher.
Huntington Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Los Angeles: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Huntington Beach: 4/100 · Los Angeles: 5/100
Los Angeles is 1 points higher.
Huntington Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Los Angeles: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Huntington Beach: Unavailable · Los Angeles: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Huntington Beach: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Los Angeles: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Huntington Beach: 13/100 · Los Angeles: 69/100
Los Angeles is 56 points higher.
Huntington Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Los Angeles: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Huntington Beach: 26/100 · Los Angeles: 21/100
Huntington Beach is 5 points higher.
Huntington Beach: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Los Angeles: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.