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La Palma vs San Francisco, CA

La Palma currently scores 5 points higher overall than San Francisco, with the largest gap in flood.

Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.

La Palma

30/100

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San Francisco

25/100

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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 Palma: 30/100 · San Francisco: 25/100

La Palma is 5 points higher.

Flood

La Palma: 44/100 · San Francisco: 26/100

La Palma is 18 points higher.

La Palma: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.

San Francisco: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.

Wind

La Palma: 4/100 · San Francisco: 2/100

La Palma is 2 points higher.

La Palma: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

San Francisco: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

La Palma: 0/100 · San Francisco: 0/100

No gap.

La Palma: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

San Francisco: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

La Palma: 0/100 · San Francisco: 0/100

No gap.

La Palma: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

San Francisco: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

La Palma: 1/100 · San Francisco: 18/100

San Francisco is 17 points higher.

La Palma: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

San Francisco: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

La Palma: Unavailable · San Francisco: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

La Palma: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

San Francisco: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

La Palma: 70/100 · San Francisco: 52/100

La Palma is 18 points higher.

La Palma: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

San Francisco: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

La Palma: 30/100 · San Francisco: 25/100

La Palma is 5 points higher.

La Palma: 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 Francisco: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.