City vs city
Isla Vista vs San Diego, CA
Isla Vista and San Diego are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference 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
Isla Vista: 22/100 · San Diego: 22/100
No gap.
Flood
Isla Vista: 41/100 · San Diego: 39/100
Isla Vista is 2 points higher.
Isla Vista: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
San Diego: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Isla Vista: 2/100 · San Diego: 6/100
San Diego is 4 points higher.
Isla Vista: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
San Diego: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Isla Vista: 0/100 · San Diego: 1/100
San Diego is 1 points higher.
Isla Vista: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
San Diego: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Isla Vista: 12/100 · San Diego: 12/100
No gap.
Isla Vista: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
San Diego: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Isla Vista: 0/100 · San Diego: 5/100
San Diego is 5 points higher.
Isla Vista: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
San Diego: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Isla Vista: Unavailable · San Diego: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Isla Vista: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
San Diego: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Isla Vista: 37/100 · San Diego: 69/100
San Diego is 32 points higher.
Isla Vista: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
San Diego: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Isla Vista: 20/100 · San Diego: 24/100
San Diego is 4 points higher.
Isla Vista: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
San Diego: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.