City vs city
Pacific Grove vs Seaside, CA
Seaside currently scores 5 points higher overall than Pacific Grove, 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
Pacific Grove: 11/100 · Seaside: 16/100
Seaside is 5 points higher.
Flood
Pacific Grove: 19/100 · Seaside: 41/100
Seaside is 22 points higher.
Pacific Grove: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Seaside: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Pacific Grove: 1/100 · Seaside: 2/100
Seaside is 1 points higher.
Pacific Grove: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Seaside: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Pacific Grove: 0/100 · Seaside: 0/100
No gap.
Pacific Grove: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Seaside: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Pacific Grove: 0/100 · Seaside: 8/100
Seaside is 8 points higher.
Pacific Grove: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Seaside: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Pacific Grove: 5/100 · Seaside: 10/100
Seaside is 5 points higher.
Pacific Grove: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Seaside: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Pacific Grove: Unavailable · Seaside: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Pacific Grove: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Seaside: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Pacific Grove: 2/100 · Seaside: 9/100
Seaside is 7 points higher.
Pacific Grove: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Seaside: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Pacific Grove: 26/100 · Seaside: 26/100
No gap.
Pacific Grove: 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.