City vs city
Los Altos Hills vs Palo Alto, CA
Los Altos Hills and Palo Alto are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference 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 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 Altos Hills: 25/100 · Palo Alto: 25/100
No gap.
Flood
Los Altos Hills: 53/100 · Palo Alto: 53/100
No gap.
Los Altos Hills: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Palo Alto: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Los Altos Hills: 2/100 · Palo Alto: 2/100
No gap.
Los Altos Hills: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Palo Alto: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Los Altos Hills: 0/100 · Palo Alto: 0/100
No gap.
Los Altos Hills: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Palo Alto: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Los Altos Hills: 23/100 · Palo Alto: 23/100
No gap.
Los Altos Hills: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Palo Alto: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Los Altos Hills: 1/100 · Palo Alto: 1/100
No gap.
Los Altos Hills: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Palo Alto: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Los Altos Hills: Unavailable · Palo Alto: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Los Altos Hills: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Palo Alto: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Los Altos Hills: 47/100 · Palo Alto: 47/100
No gap.
Los Altos Hills: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Palo Alto: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Los Altos Hills: 23/100 · Palo Alto: 23/100
No gap.
Los Altos Hills: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Palo Alto: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.