City vs city
Palos Verdes Estates vs Torrance, CA
Palos Verdes Estates currently scores 1 points higher overall than Torrance, with the largest gap in tornado.
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
Palos Verdes Estates: 24/100 · Torrance: 23/100
Palos Verdes Estates is 1 points higher.
Flood
Palos Verdes Estates: 41/100 · Torrance: 31/100
Palos Verdes Estates is 10 points higher.
Palos Verdes Estates: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Torrance: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Palos Verdes Estates: 4/100 · Torrance: 4/100
No gap.
Palos Verdes Estates: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Torrance: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Palos Verdes Estates: 0/100 · Torrance: 0/100
No gap.
Palos Verdes Estates: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Torrance: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Palos Verdes Estates: 0/100 · Torrance: 15/100
Torrance is 15 points higher.
Palos Verdes Estates: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Torrance: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Palos Verdes Estates: 1/100 · Torrance: 1/100
No gap.
Palos Verdes Estates: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Torrance: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Palos Verdes Estates: Unavailable · Torrance: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Palos Verdes Estates: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Torrance: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Palos Verdes Estates: 49/100 · Torrance: 59/100
Torrance is 10 points higher.
Palos Verdes Estates: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Torrance: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Palos Verdes Estates: 25/100 · Torrance: 26/100
Torrance is 1 points higher.
Palos Verdes Estates: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Torrance: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.