City vs city
Imperial Beach vs Riverside, CA
Riverside currently scores 11 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 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
Imperial Beach: 21/100 · Riverside: 32/100
Riverside is 11 points higher.
Flood
Imperial Beach: 77/100 · Riverside: 43/100
Imperial Beach is 34 points higher.
Imperial Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Riverside: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 23 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Imperial Beach: 6/100 · Riverside: 5/100
Imperial Beach is 1 points higher.
Imperial Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Riverside: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Imperial Beach: 1/100 · Riverside: 2/100
Riverside is 1 points higher.
Imperial Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Riverside: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Imperial Beach: 0/100 · Riverside: 0/100
No gap.
Imperial Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Riverside: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Imperial Beach: 1/100 · Riverside: 0/100
Imperial Beach is 1 points higher.
Imperial Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Riverside: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Imperial Beach: Unavailable · Riverside: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Imperial Beach: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Riverside: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Imperial Beach: 15/100 · Riverside: 76/100
Riverside is 61 points higher.
Imperial Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Riverside: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Imperial Beach: 28/100 · Riverside: 32/100
Riverside is 4 points higher.
Imperial Beach: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Riverside: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.