City vs city
Irvine vs Mission Viejo, CA
Mission Viejo currently scores 1 points higher overall than Irvine, 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
Irvine: 18/100 · Mission Viejo: 19/100
Mission Viejo is 1 points higher.
Flood
Irvine: 28/100 · Mission Viejo: 28/100
No gap.
Irvine: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Mission Viejo: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Irvine: 5/100 · Mission Viejo: 5/100
No gap.
Irvine: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Mission Viejo: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Irvine: 1/100 · Mission Viejo: 1/100
No gap.
Irvine: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Mission Viejo: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Irvine: 4/100 · Mission Viejo: 4/100
No gap.
Irvine: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Mission Viejo: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Irvine: 2/100 · Mission Viejo: 1/100
Irvine is 1 points higher.
Irvine: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Mission Viejo: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Irvine: Unavailable · Mission Viejo: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Irvine: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Mission Viejo: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Irvine: 67/100 · Mission Viejo: 75/100
Mission Viejo is 8 points higher.
Irvine: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Mission Viejo: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Irvine: 22/100 · Mission Viejo: 22/100
No gap.
Irvine: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Mission Viejo: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.