City vs city
Los Angeles vs Santa Monica, CA
Santa Monica currently scores 2 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 · Santa Monica: 21/100
Santa Monica is 2 points higher.
Flood
Los Angeles: 30/100 · Santa Monica: 31/100
Santa Monica is 1 points higher.
Los Angeles: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Santa Monica: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Los Angeles: 4/100 · Santa Monica: 4/100
No gap.
Los Angeles: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Santa Monica: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Los Angeles: 1/100 · Santa Monica: 0/100
Los Angeles is 1 points higher.
Los Angeles: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Santa Monica: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Los Angeles: 4/100 · Santa Monica: 4/100
No gap.
Los Angeles: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Santa Monica: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Los Angeles: 1/100 · Santa Monica: 1/100
No gap.
Los Angeles: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Santa Monica: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Los Angeles: Unavailable · Santa Monica: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Los Angeles: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Santa Monica: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Los Angeles: 76/100 · Santa Monica: 65/100
Los Angeles is 11 points higher.
Los Angeles: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Santa Monica: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Los Angeles: 20/100 · Santa Monica: 22/100
Santa Monica is 2 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.
Santa Monica: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.