City vs city
Laguna Niguel vs Riverside, CA
Riverside currently scores 14 points higher overall than Laguna Niguel, with the largest gap 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 Niguel: 18/100 · Riverside: 32/100
Riverside is 14 points higher.
Flood
Laguna Niguel: 25/100 · Riverside: 43/100
Riverside is 18 points higher.
Laguna Niguel: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Riverside: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 23 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Laguna Niguel: 5/100 · Riverside: 5/100
No gap.
Laguna Niguel: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Riverside: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Laguna Niguel: 1/100 · Riverside: 2/100
Riverside is 1 points higher.
Laguna Niguel: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Riverside: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Laguna Niguel: 8/100 · Riverside: 0/100
Laguna Niguel is 8 points higher.
Laguna Niguel: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Riverside: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Laguna Niguel: 3/100 · Riverside: 0/100
Laguna Niguel is 3 points higher.
Laguna Niguel: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Riverside: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Laguna Niguel: Unavailable · Riverside: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Laguna Niguel: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Riverside: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Laguna Niguel: 65/100 · Riverside: 76/100
Riverside is 11 points higher.
Laguna Niguel: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Riverside: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Laguna Niguel: 22/100 · Riverside: 32/100
Riverside is 10 points higher.
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.
Riverside: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.