City vs city
La Mesa vs Los Angeles, CA
La Mesa and Los Angeles 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.
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
La Mesa: 23/100 · Los Angeles: 23/100
No gap.
Flood
La Mesa: 32/100 · Los Angeles: 26/100
La Mesa is 6 points higher.
La Mesa: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Los Angeles: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
La Mesa: 6/100 · Los Angeles: 4/100
La Mesa is 2 points higher.
La Mesa: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Los Angeles: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
La Mesa: 1/100 · Los Angeles: 0/100
La Mesa is 1 points higher.
La Mesa: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Los Angeles: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
La Mesa: 19/100 · Los Angeles: 15/100
La Mesa is 4 points higher.
La Mesa: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Los Angeles: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
La Mesa: 3/100 · Los Angeles: 5/100
Los Angeles is 2 points higher.
La Mesa: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Los Angeles: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
La Mesa: Unavailable · Los Angeles: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
La Mesa: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Los Angeles: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
La Mesa: 75/100 · Los Angeles: 69/100
La Mesa is 6 points higher.
La Mesa: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Los Angeles: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
La Mesa: 25/100 · Los Angeles: 21/100
La Mesa is 4 points higher.
La Mesa: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Los Angeles: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.