City vs city
Laguna Niguel vs Laguna Woods, CA
Laguna Niguel and Laguna Woods are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference 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 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 Niguel: 18/100 · Laguna Woods: 18/100
No gap.
Flood
Laguna Niguel: 25/100 · Laguna Woods: 28/100
Laguna Woods is 3 points higher.
Laguna Niguel: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Laguna Woods: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Laguna Niguel: 5/100 · Laguna Woods: 5/100
No gap.
Laguna Niguel: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Laguna Woods: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Laguna Niguel: 1/100 · Laguna Woods: 1/100
No gap.
Laguna Niguel: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Laguna Woods: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Laguna Niguel: 8/100 · Laguna Woods: 4/100
Laguna Niguel is 4 points higher.
Laguna Niguel: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Laguna Woods: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Laguna Niguel: 3/100 · Laguna Woods: 2/100
Laguna Niguel is 1 points higher.
Laguna Niguel: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Laguna Woods: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Laguna Niguel: Unavailable · Laguna Woods: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Laguna Niguel: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Laguna Woods: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Laguna Niguel: 65/100 · Laguna Woods: 67/100
Laguna Woods is 2 points higher.
Laguna Niguel: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Laguna Woods: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Laguna Niguel: 22/100 · Laguna Woods: 22/100
No gap.
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.
Laguna Woods: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.