City vs city
Lancaster vs Santa Clarita, CA
Santa Clarita currently scores 3 points higher overall than Lancaster, 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 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 · Santa Clarita: 24/100
Santa Clarita is 3 points higher.
Flood
Lancaster: 37/100 · Santa Clarita: 33/100
Lancaster is 4 points higher.
Lancaster: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Santa Clarita: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Lancaster: 5/100 · Santa Clarita: 4/100
Lancaster is 1 points higher.
Lancaster: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Santa Clarita: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Lancaster: 2/100 · Santa Clarita: 1/100
Lancaster is 1 points higher.
Lancaster: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Santa Clarita: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Lancaster: 4/100 · Santa Clarita: 0/100
Lancaster is 4 points higher.
Lancaster: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Santa Clarita: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Lancaster: 4/100 · Santa Clarita: 1/100
Lancaster is 3 points higher.
Lancaster: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Santa Clarita: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Lancaster: Unavailable · Santa Clarita: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Lancaster: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Santa Clarita: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Lancaster: 73/100 · Santa Clarita: 83/100
Santa Clarita is 10 points higher.
Lancaster: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Santa Clarita: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Lancaster: 22/100 · Santa Clarita: 24/100
Santa Clarita is 2 points higher.
Lancaster: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Santa Clarita: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.