City vs city
Los Alamitos vs Westminster, CA
Westminster currently scores 2 points higher overall than Los Alamitos, 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
Los Alamitos: 28/100 · Westminster: 30/100
Westminster is 2 points higher.
Flood
Los Alamitos: 55/100 · Westminster: 62/100
Westminster is 7 points higher.
Los Alamitos: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 23 features intersect this tile.
Westminster: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Los Alamitos: 4/100 · Westminster: 5/100
Westminster is 1 points higher.
Los Alamitos: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Westminster: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Los Alamitos: 0/100 · Westminster: 0/100
No gap.
Los Alamitos: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Westminster: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Los Alamitos: 0/100 · Westminster: 12/100
Westminster is 12 points higher.
Los Alamitos: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Westminster: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Los Alamitos: 1/100 · Westminster: 2/100
Westminster is 1 points higher.
Los Alamitos: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Westminster: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Los Alamitos: Unavailable · Westminster: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Los Alamitos: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Westminster: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Los Alamitos: 54/100 · Westminster: 67/100
Westminster is 13 points higher.
Los Alamitos: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Westminster: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Los Alamitos: 28/100 · Westminster: 31/100
Westminster is 3 points higher.
Los Alamitos: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Westminster: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.