City vs city
Los Angeles vs Valley Center, CA
Valley Center currently scores 6 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 · Valley Center: 25/100
Valley Center is 6 points higher.
Flood
Los Angeles: 30/100 · Valley Center: 26/100
Los Angeles is 4 points higher.
Los Angeles: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Valley Center: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Los Angeles: 4/100 · Valley Center: 6/100
Valley Center is 2 points higher.
Los Angeles: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Valley Center: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Los Angeles: 1/100 · Valley Center: 2/100
Valley Center is 1 points higher.
Los Angeles: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Valley Center: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Los Angeles: 4/100 · Valley Center: 0/100
Los Angeles is 4 points higher.
Los Angeles: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Valley Center: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Los Angeles: 1/100 · Valley Center: 1/100
No gap.
Los Angeles: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Valley Center: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Los Angeles: Unavailable · Valley Center: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Los Angeles: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Valley Center: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Los Angeles: 76/100 · Valley Center: 92/100
Valley Center is 16 points higher.
Los Angeles: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Valley Center: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Los Angeles: 20/100 · Valley Center: 21/100
Valley Center is 1 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.
Valley Center: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.