City vs city
Palmdale vs Quartz Hill, CA
Quartz Hill currently scores 5 points higher overall than Palmdale, 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 is a current EPA AirNow signal; 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
Palmdale: 20/100 · Quartz Hill: 25/100
Quartz Hill is 5 points higher.
Flood
Palmdale: 34/100 · Quartz Hill: 42/100
Quartz Hill is 8 points higher.
Palmdale: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Quartz Hill: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Palmdale: 5/100 · Quartz Hill: 5/100
No gap.
Palmdale: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Quartz Hill: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Palmdale: 2/100 · Quartz Hill: 2/100
No gap.
Palmdale: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Quartz Hill: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Palmdale: 4/100 · Quartz Hill: 0/100
Palmdale is 4 points higher.
Palmdale: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Quartz Hill: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Palmdale: 9/100 · Quartz Hill: 2/100
Palmdale is 7 points higher.
Palmdale: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Quartz Hill: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Palmdale: Unavailable · Quartz Hill: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Palmdale: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Quartz Hill: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Palmdale: 65/100 · Quartz Hill: 75/100
Quartz Hill is 10 points higher.
Palmdale: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Quartz Hill: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Palmdale: 22/100 · Quartz Hill: 22/100
No gap.
Palmdale: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Quartz Hill: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.