City vs city
Riverside vs Santa Monica, CA
Riverside currently scores 11 points higher overall than Santa Monica, with the largest gap in flood.
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
Riverside: 32/100 · Santa Monica: 21/100
Riverside is 11 points higher.
Flood
Riverside: 43/100 · Santa Monica: 31/100
Riverside is 12 points higher.
Riverside: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 23 features intersect this tile.
Santa Monica: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Riverside: 5/100 · Santa Monica: 4/100
Riverside is 1 points higher.
Riverside: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Santa Monica: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Riverside: 2/100 · Santa Monica: 0/100
Riverside is 2 points higher.
Riverside: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Santa Monica: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Riverside: 0/100 · Santa Monica: 4/100
Santa Monica is 4 points higher.
Riverside: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Santa Monica: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Riverside: 0/100 · Santa Monica: 1/100
Santa Monica is 1 points higher.
Riverside: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Santa Monica: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Riverside: Unavailable · Santa Monica: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Riverside: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Santa Monica: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Riverside: 76/100 · Santa Monica: 65/100
Riverside is 11 points higher.
Riverside: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Santa Monica: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Riverside: 32/100 · Santa Monica: 22/100
Riverside is 10 points higher.
Riverside: 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 Monica: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.