City vs city
Laguna Woods vs Lake Forest, CA
Lake Forest currently scores 1 points higher overall than Laguna Woods, 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 Woods: 18/100 · Lake Forest: 19/100
Lake Forest is 1 points higher.
Flood
Laguna Woods: 28/100 · Lake Forest: 28/100
No gap.
Laguna Woods: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Lake Forest: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Laguna Woods: 5/100 · Lake Forest: 5/100
No gap.
Laguna Woods: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lake Forest: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Laguna Woods: 1/100 · Lake Forest: 1/100
No gap.
Laguna Woods: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Lake Forest: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Laguna Woods: 4/100 · Lake Forest: 4/100
No gap.
Laguna Woods: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lake Forest: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Laguna Woods: 2/100 · Lake Forest: 1/100
Laguna Woods is 1 points higher.
Laguna Woods: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lake Forest: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Laguna Woods: Unavailable · Lake Forest: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Laguna Woods: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Lake Forest: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Laguna Woods: 67/100 · Lake Forest: 75/100
Lake Forest is 8 points higher.
Laguna Woods: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Lake Forest: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Laguna Woods: 22/100 · Lake Forest: 22/100
No gap.
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.
Lake Forest: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.