City vs city
Ladera Heights vs Santa Monica, CA
Ladera Heights currently scores 3 points higher overall than Santa Monica, with the largest gap in tornado.
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 is a current EPA AirNow signal; 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
Ladera Heights: 24/100 · Santa Monica: 21/100
Ladera Heights is 3 points higher.
Flood
Ladera Heights: 26/100 · Santa Monica: 31/100
Santa Monica is 5 points higher.
Ladera Heights: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Santa Monica: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Ladera Heights: 4/100 · Santa Monica: 4/100
No gap.
Ladera Heights: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Santa Monica: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Ladera Heights: 0/100 · Santa Monica: 0/100
No gap.
Ladera Heights: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Santa Monica: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Ladera Heights: 23/100 · Santa Monica: 4/100
Ladera Heights is 19 points higher.
Ladera Heights: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Santa Monica: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Ladera Heights: 1/100 · Santa Monica: 1/100
No gap.
Ladera Heights: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Santa Monica: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Ladera Heights: Unavailable · Santa Monica: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Ladera Heights: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Santa Monica: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Ladera Heights: 65/100 · Santa Monica: 65/100
No gap.
Ladera Heights: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Santa Monica: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Ladera Heights: 27/100 · Santa Monica: 22/100
Ladera Heights is 5 points higher.
Ladera Heights: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Santa Monica: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.