City vs city
Imperial Beach vs Riverside, CA
Riverside currently scores 6 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 · Riverside: 27/100
Riverside is 6 points higher.
Flood
Imperial Beach: 77/100 · Riverside: 33/100
Imperial Beach is 44 points higher.
Imperial Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Riverside: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 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: 8/100
Riverside is 8 points higher.
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: 83/100
Riverside is 68 points higher.
Imperial Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Riverside: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Imperial Beach: 28/100 · Riverside: 32/100
Riverside is 4 points higher.
Imperial Beach: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Riverside: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.