City vs city
Monterey vs Seaside, CA
Monterey currently scores 5 points higher overall than Seaside, 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
Monterey: 21/100 · Seaside: 16/100
Monterey is 5 points higher.
Flood
Monterey: 33/100 · Seaside: 41/100
Seaside is 8 points higher.
Monterey: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Seaside: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Monterey: 1/100 · Seaside: 2/100
Seaside is 1 points higher.
Monterey: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Seaside: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Monterey: 0/100 · Seaside: 0/100
No gap.
Monterey: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Seaside: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Monterey: 0/100 · Seaside: 8/100
Seaside is 8 points higher.
Monterey: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Seaside: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Monterey: 8/100 · Seaside: 10/100
Seaside is 2 points higher.
Monterey: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Seaside: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Monterey: Unavailable · Seaside: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Monterey: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Seaside: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Monterey: 37/100 · Seaside: 9/100
Monterey is 28 points higher.
Monterey: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Seaside: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Monterey: 26/100 · Seaside: 26/100
No gap.
Monterey: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Seaside: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.