City vs city
Long Beach vs Seal Beach, CA
Seal Beach currently scores 7 points higher overall than Long Beach, with the largest gap in tornado.
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
Long Beach: 21/100 · Seal Beach: 28/100
Seal Beach is 7 points higher.
Flood
Long Beach: 43/100 · Seal Beach: 55/100
Seal Beach is 12 points higher.
Long Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 16 features intersect this tile.
Seal Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 23 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Long Beach: 4/100 · Seal Beach: 4/100
No gap.
Long Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Seal Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Long Beach: 0/100 · Seal Beach: 0/100
No gap.
Long Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Seal Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Long Beach: 42/100 · Seal Beach: 0/100
Long Beach is 42 points higher.
Long Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Seal Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Long Beach: 1/100 · Seal Beach: 1/100
No gap.
Long Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Seal Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Long Beach: Unavailable · Seal Beach: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Long Beach: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Seal Beach: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Long Beach: 17/100 · Seal Beach: 54/100
Seal Beach is 37 points higher.
Long Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Seal Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Long Beach: 21/100 · Seal Beach: 28/100
Seal Beach is 7 points higher.
Long Beach: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Seal Beach: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.