City vs city
Pico Rivera vs South El Monte, CA
Pico Rivera currently scores 1 points higher overall than South El Monte, 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
Pico Rivera: 22/100 · South El Monte: 21/100
Pico Rivera is 1 points higher.
Flood
Pico Rivera: 28/100 · South El Monte: 28/100
No gap.
Pico Rivera: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
South El Monte: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Pico Rivera: 4/100 · South El Monte: 5/100
South El Monte is 1 points higher.
Pico Rivera: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
South El Monte: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Pico Rivera: 1/100 · South El Monte: 1/100
No gap.
Pico Rivera: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
South El Monte: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Pico Rivera: 15/100 · South El Monte: 8/100
Pico Rivera is 7 points higher.
Pico Rivera: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
South El Monte: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Pico Rivera: 3/100 · South El Monte: 5/100
South El Monte is 2 points higher.
Pico Rivera: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
South El Monte: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Pico Rivera: Unavailable · South El Monte: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Pico Rivera: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
South El Monte: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Pico Rivera: 75/100 · South El Monte: 75/100
No gap.
Pico Rivera: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
South El Monte: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Pico Rivera: 28/100 · South El Monte: 28/100
No gap.
Pico Rivera: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
South El Monte: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.