City vs city
La Mesa vs Potrero, CA
Potrero currently scores 4 points higher overall than La Mesa, 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 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 · Potrero: 27/100
Potrero is 4 points higher.
Flood
La Mesa: 32/100 · Potrero: 30/100
La Mesa is 2 points higher.
La Mesa: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Potrero: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Wind
La Mesa: 6/100 · Potrero: 6/100
No gap.
La Mesa: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Potrero: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
La Mesa: 1/100 · Potrero: 3/100
Potrero is 2 points higher.
La Mesa: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Potrero: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
La Mesa: 19/100 · Potrero: 0/100
La Mesa is 19 points higher.
La Mesa: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Potrero: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
La Mesa: 3/100 · Potrero: 1/100
La Mesa is 2 points higher.
La Mesa: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Potrero: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
La Mesa: Unavailable · Potrero: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
La Mesa: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Potrero: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
La Mesa: 75/100 · Potrero: 97/100
Potrero is 22 points higher.
La Mesa: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Potrero: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
La Mesa: 25/100 · Potrero: 23/100
La Mesa is 2 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.
Potrero: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.