City vs city
Malibu vs Santa Monica, CA
Malibu currently scores 7 points higher overall than Santa Monica, with the largest gap 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
Malibu: 28/100 · Santa Monica: 21/100
Malibu is 7 points higher.
Flood
Malibu: 53/100 · Santa Monica: 31/100
Malibu is 22 points higher.
Malibu: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Santa Monica: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Malibu: 3/100 · Santa Monica: 4/100
Santa Monica is 1 points higher.
Malibu: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Santa Monica: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Malibu: 0/100 · Santa Monica: 0/100
No gap.
Malibu: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Santa Monica: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Malibu: 0/100 · Santa Monica: 4/100
Santa Monica is 4 points higher.
Malibu: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Santa Monica: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Malibu: 2/100 · Santa Monica: 1/100
Malibu is 1 points higher.
Malibu: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Santa Monica: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Malibu: Unavailable · Santa Monica: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Malibu: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Santa Monica: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Malibu: 65/100 · Santa Monica: 65/100
No gap.
Malibu: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Santa Monica: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Malibu: 17/100 · Santa Monica: 22/100
Santa Monica is 5 points higher.
Malibu: 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.