City vs city
Lancaster vs San Diego, CA
San Diego currently scores 19 points higher overall than Lancaster, 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 is a current EPA AirNow signal; 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
Lancaster: 21/100 · San Diego: 40/100
San Diego is 19 points higher.
Flood
Lancaster: 37/100 · San Diego: 100/100
San Diego is 63 points higher.
Lancaster: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
San Diego: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Lancaster: 5/100 · San Diego: 5/100
No gap.
Lancaster: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
San Diego: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Lancaster: 2/100 · San Diego: 0/100
Lancaster is 2 points higher.
Lancaster: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
San Diego: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Lancaster: 4/100 · San Diego: 0/100
Lancaster is 4 points higher.
Lancaster: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
San Diego: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Lancaster: 4/100 · San Diego: 1/100
Lancaster is 3 points higher.
Lancaster: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
San Diego: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Lancaster: Unavailable · San Diego: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Lancaster: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
San Diego: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Lancaster: 73/100 · San Diego: 69/100
Lancaster is 4 points higher.
Lancaster: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
San Diego: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Lancaster: 22/100 · San Diego: 24/100
San Diego is 2 points higher.
Lancaster: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
San Diego: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.