City vs city
Rancho Mission Viejo vs San Clemente, CA
Rancho Mission Viejo currently scores 6 points higher overall than San Clemente, 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
Rancho Mission Viejo: 24/100 · San Clemente: 18/100
Rancho Mission Viejo is 6 points higher.
Flood
Rancho Mission Viejo: 30/100 · San Clemente: 25/100
Rancho Mission Viejo is 5 points higher.
Rancho Mission Viejo: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
San Clemente: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Rancho Mission Viejo: 5/100 · San Clemente: 5/100
No gap.
Rancho Mission Viejo: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
San Clemente: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Rancho Mission Viejo: 1/100 · San Clemente: 1/100
No gap.
Rancho Mission Viejo: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
San Clemente: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Rancho Mission Viejo: 0/100 · San Clemente: 8/100
San Clemente is 8 points higher.
Rancho Mission Viejo: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
San Clemente: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Rancho Mission Viejo: 1/100 · San Clemente: 3/100
San Clemente is 2 points higher.
Rancho Mission Viejo: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
San Clemente: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Rancho Mission Viejo: Unavailable · San Clemente: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Rancho Mission Viejo: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
San Clemente: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Rancho Mission Viejo: 80/100 · San Clemente: 59/100
Rancho Mission Viejo is 21 points higher.
Rancho Mission Viejo: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
San Clemente: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Rancho Mission Viejo: 24/100 · San Clemente: 22/100
Rancho Mission Viejo is 2 points higher.
Rancho Mission Viejo: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
San Clemente: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.