City vs city
Palmdale vs Santa Clarita, CA
Santa Clarita currently scores 4 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 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
Palmdale: 20/100 · Santa Clarita: 24/100
Santa Clarita is 4 points higher.
Flood
Palmdale: 34/100 · Santa Clarita: 33/100
Palmdale is 1 points higher.
Palmdale: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Santa Clarita: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Palmdale: 5/100 · Santa Clarita: 4/100
Palmdale is 1 points higher.
Palmdale: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Santa Clarita: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Palmdale: 2/100 · Santa Clarita: 1/100
Palmdale is 1 points higher.
Palmdale: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Santa Clarita: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Palmdale: 4/100 · Santa Clarita: 0/100
Palmdale is 4 points higher.
Palmdale: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Santa Clarita: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Palmdale: 9/100 · Santa Clarita: 1/100
Palmdale is 8 points higher.
Palmdale: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Santa Clarita: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Palmdale: Unavailable · Santa Clarita: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Palmdale: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Santa Clarita: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Palmdale: 65/100 · Santa Clarita: 83/100
Santa Clarita is 18 points higher.
Palmdale: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Santa Clarita: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Palmdale: 22/100 · Santa Clarita: 24/100
Santa Clarita is 2 points higher.
Palmdale: 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 Clarita: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.