City vs city
Los Altos vs Palo Alto, CA
Los Altos currently scores 4 points higher overall than Palo Alto, 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 Altos: 29/100 · Palo Alto: 25/100
Los Altos is 4 points higher.
Flood
Los Altos: 52/100 · Palo Alto: 53/100
Palo Alto is 1 points higher.
Los Altos: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 16 features intersect this tile.
Palo Alto: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Los Altos: 2/100 · Palo Alto: 2/100
No gap.
Los Altos: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Palo Alto: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Los Altos: 0/100 · Palo Alto: 0/100
No gap.
Los Altos: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Palo Alto: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Los Altos: 19/100 · Palo Alto: 23/100
Palo Alto is 4 points higher.
Los Altos: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Palo Alto: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Los Altos: 11/100 · Palo Alto: 1/100
Los Altos is 10 points higher.
Los Altos: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Palo Alto: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Los Altos: Unavailable · Palo Alto: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Los Altos: 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: 63/100 · Palo Alto: 47/100
Los Altos is 16 points higher.
Los Altos: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Palo Alto: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Los Altos: 26/100 · Palo Alto: 23/100
Los Altos is 3 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.
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.