City vs city
Imperial Beach vs La Mesa, CA
La Mesa currently scores 2 points higher overall than Imperial 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
Imperial Beach: 21/100 · La Mesa: 23/100
La Mesa is 2 points higher.
Flood
Imperial Beach: 77/100 · La Mesa: 32/100
Imperial Beach is 45 points higher.
Imperial Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
La Mesa: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Imperial Beach: 6/100 · La Mesa: 6/100
No gap.
Imperial Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
La Mesa: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Imperial Beach: 1/100 · La Mesa: 1/100
No gap.
Imperial Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
La Mesa: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Imperial Beach: 0/100 · La Mesa: 19/100
La Mesa is 19 points higher.
Imperial Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
La Mesa: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Imperial Beach: 1/100 · La Mesa: 3/100
La Mesa is 2 points higher.
Imperial Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
La Mesa: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Imperial Beach: Unavailable · La Mesa: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Imperial Beach: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
La Mesa: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Imperial Beach: 15/100 · La Mesa: 75/100
La Mesa is 60 points higher.
Imperial Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
La Mesa: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Imperial Beach: 28/100 · La Mesa: 25/100
Imperial Beach is 3 points higher.
Imperial Beach: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
La Mesa: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.