City vs city
Los Angeles vs Pismo Beach, CA
Pismo Beach currently scores 8 points higher overall than Los Angeles, 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 Angeles: 19/100 · Pismo Beach: 27/100
Pismo Beach is 8 points higher.
Flood
Los Angeles: 30/100 · Pismo Beach: 44/100
Pismo Beach is 14 points higher.
Los Angeles: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Pismo Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Los Angeles: 4/100 · Pismo Beach: 2/100
Los Angeles is 2 points higher.
Los Angeles: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Pismo Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Los Angeles: 1/100 · Pismo Beach: 0/100
Los Angeles is 1 points higher.
Los Angeles: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Pismo Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Los Angeles: 4/100 · Pismo Beach: 12/100
Pismo Beach is 8 points higher.
Los Angeles: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Pismo Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Los Angeles: 1/100 · Pismo Beach: 0/100
Los Angeles is 1 points higher.
Los Angeles: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Pismo Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Los Angeles: Unavailable · Pismo Beach: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Los Angeles: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Pismo Beach: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Los Angeles: 76/100 · Pismo Beach: 61/100
Los Angeles is 15 points higher.
Los Angeles: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Pismo Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Los Angeles: 20/100 · Pismo Beach: 14/100
Los Angeles is 6 points higher.
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.
Pismo Beach: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.