City vs city
Los Altos vs Mountain View, CA
Los Altos and Mountain View 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: 29/100 · Mountain View: 29/100
No gap.
Flood
Los Altos: 52/100 · Mountain View: 52/100
No gap.
Los Altos: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 16 features intersect this tile.
Mountain View: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 16 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Los Altos: 2/100 · Mountain View: 2/100
No gap.
Los Altos: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Mountain View: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Los Altos: 0/100 · Mountain View: 0/100
No gap.
Los Altos: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Mountain View: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Los Altos: 19/100 · Mountain View: 19/100
No gap.
Los Altos: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Mountain View: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Los Altos: 11/100 · Mountain View: 11/100
No gap.
Los Altos: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Mountain View: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Los Altos: Unavailable · Mountain View: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Los Altos: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Mountain View: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Los Altos: 63/100 · Mountain View: 63/100
No gap.
Los Altos: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Mountain View: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Los Altos: 26/100 · Mountain View: 26/100
No gap.
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.
Mountain View: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.