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Irvine vs Lake Forest, CA

Irvine and Lake Forest are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference in flood.

Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.

Irvine

19/100

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Lake Forest

19/100

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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

Irvine: 19/100 · Lake Forest: 19/100

No gap.

Flood

Irvine: 28/100 · Lake Forest: 28/100

No gap.

Irvine: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.

Lake Forest: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Irvine: 5/100 · Lake Forest: 5/100

No gap.

Irvine: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lake Forest: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Irvine: 1/100 · Lake Forest: 1/100

No gap.

Irvine: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Lake Forest: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Irvine: 4/100 · Lake Forest: 4/100

No gap.

Irvine: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Lake Forest: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Irvine: 1/100 · Lake Forest: 1/100

No gap.

Irvine: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Lake Forest: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Irvine: Unavailable · Lake Forest: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Irvine: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Lake Forest: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Irvine: 75/100 · Lake Forest: 75/100

No gap.

Irvine: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Lake Forest: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Irvine: 22/100 · Lake Forest: 22/100

No gap.

Irvine: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.

Lake Forest: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.