City vs city
Laguna Beach vs Mission Viejo, CA
Mission Viejo currently scores 1 points higher overall than Laguna Beach, 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
Laguna Beach: 18/100 · Mission Viejo: 19/100
Mission Viejo is 1 points higher.
Flood
Laguna Beach: 25/100 · Mission Viejo: 28/100
Mission Viejo is 3 points higher.
Laguna Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Mission Viejo: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Laguna Beach: 5/100 · Mission Viejo: 5/100
No gap.
Laguna Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Mission Viejo: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Laguna Beach: 1/100 · Mission Viejo: 1/100
No gap.
Laguna Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Mission Viejo: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Laguna Beach: 8/100 · Mission Viejo: 4/100
Laguna Beach is 4 points higher.
Laguna Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Mission Viejo: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Laguna Beach: 3/100 · Mission Viejo: 1/100
Laguna Beach is 2 points higher.
Laguna Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Mission Viejo: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Laguna Beach: Unavailable · Mission Viejo: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Laguna Beach: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Mission Viejo: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Laguna Beach: 65/100 · Mission Viejo: 75/100
Mission Viejo is 10 points higher.
Laguna Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Mission Viejo: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Laguna Beach: 22/100 · Mission Viejo: 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.
Mission Viejo: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.