City vs city
Los Altos vs Los Angeles, CA
Los Altos currently scores 10 points higher overall than Los Angeles, with the largest gap 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: 29/100 · Los Angeles: 19/100
Los Altos is 10 points higher.
Flood
Los Altos: 52/100 · Los Angeles: 30/100
Los Altos is 22 points higher.
Los Altos: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 16 features intersect this tile.
Los Angeles: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Los Altos: 2/100 · Los Angeles: 4/100
Los Angeles is 2 points higher.
Los Altos: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Los Angeles: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Los Altos: 0/100 · Los Angeles: 1/100
Los Angeles is 1 points higher.
Los Altos: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Los Angeles: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Los Altos: 19/100 · Los Angeles: 4/100
Los Altos is 15 points higher.
Los Altos: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Los Angeles: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Los Altos: 11/100 · Los Angeles: 1/100
Los Altos is 10 points higher.
Los Altos: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Los Angeles: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Los Altos: Unavailable · Los Angeles: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Los Altos: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Los Angeles: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Los Altos: 63/100 · Los Angeles: 76/100
Los Angeles is 13 points higher.
Los Altos: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Los Angeles: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Los Altos: 26/100 · Los Angeles: 20/100
Los Altos is 6 points higher.
Los Altos: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Los Angeles: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.