City vs city
Laguna Beach vs Laguna Niguel, CA
Laguna Beach and Laguna Niguel 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
Laguna Beach: 18/100 · Laguna Niguel: 18/100
No gap.
Flood
Laguna Beach: 25/100 · Laguna Niguel: 25/100
No gap.
Laguna Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Laguna Niguel: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Laguna Beach: 5/100 · Laguna Niguel: 5/100
No gap.
Laguna Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Laguna Niguel: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Laguna Beach: 1/100 · Laguna Niguel: 1/100
No gap.
Laguna Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Laguna Niguel: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Laguna Beach: 8/100 · Laguna Niguel: 8/100
No gap.
Laguna Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Laguna Niguel: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Laguna Beach: 3/100 · Laguna Niguel: 3/100
No gap.
Laguna Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Laguna Niguel: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Laguna Beach: Unavailable · Laguna Niguel: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Laguna Beach: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Laguna Niguel: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Laguna Beach: 65/100 · Laguna Niguel: 65/100
No gap.
Laguna Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Laguna Niguel: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Laguna Beach: 22/100 · Laguna Niguel: 22/100
No gap.
Laguna Beach: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Laguna Niguel: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.