City vs city

Long Beach vs Riverside, CA

Riverside currently scores 11 points higher overall than Long Beach, with the largest gap in wildfire.

Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.

Long Beach

21/100

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Riverside

32/100

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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

Long Beach: 21/100 · Riverside: 32/100

Riverside is 11 points higher.

Flood

Long Beach: 43/100 · Riverside: 43/100

No gap.

Long Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 16 features intersect this tile.

Riverside: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 23 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Long Beach: 4/100 · Riverside: 5/100

Riverside is 1 points higher.

Long Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Riverside: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Long Beach: 0/100 · Riverside: 2/100

Riverside is 2 points higher.

Long Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Riverside: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Long Beach: 42/100 · Riverside: 0/100

Long Beach is 42 points higher.

Long Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Riverside: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Long Beach: 1/100 · Riverside: 0/100

Long Beach is 1 points higher.

Long Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Riverside: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Long Beach: Unavailable · Riverside: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Long Beach: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Riverside: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Long Beach: 17/100 · Riverside: 76/100

Riverside is 59 points higher.

Long Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Riverside: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Long Beach: 21/100 · Riverside: 32/100

Riverside is 11 points higher.

Long Beach: 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.