City vs city
La Mesa vs National City, CA
National City currently scores 6 points higher overall than La Mesa, with the largest gap 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 · National City: 29/100
National City is 6 points higher.
Flood
La Mesa: 32/100 · National City: 76/100
National City is 44 points higher.
La Mesa: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
National City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 20 features intersect this tile.
Wind
La Mesa: 6/100 · National City: 6/100
No gap.
La Mesa: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
National City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
La Mesa: 1/100 · National City: 1/100
No gap.
La Mesa: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
National City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
La Mesa: 19/100 · National City: 0/100
La Mesa is 19 points higher.
La Mesa: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
National City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
La Mesa: 3/100 · National City: 3/100
No gap.
La Mesa: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
National City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
La Mesa: Unavailable · National City: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
La Mesa: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
National City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
La Mesa: 75/100 · National City: 64/100
La Mesa is 11 points higher.
La Mesa: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
National City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
La Mesa: 25/100 · National City: 24/100
La Mesa is 1 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.
National City: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.