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Riverside vs South Gate, CA

Riverside currently scores 8 points higher overall than South Gate, with the largest gap in flood.

Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.

Riverside

32/100

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South Gate

24/100

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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 · South Gate: 24/100

Riverside is 8 points higher.

Flood

Riverside: 43/100 · South Gate: 27/100

Riverside is 16 points higher.

Riverside: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 23 features intersect this tile.

South Gate: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Riverside: 5/100 · South Gate: 4/100

Riverside is 1 points higher.

Riverside: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

South Gate: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Riverside: 2/100 · South Gate: 0/100

Riverside is 2 points higher.

Riverside: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

South Gate: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Riverside: 0/100 · South Gate: 8/100

South Gate is 8 points higher.

Riverside: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

South Gate: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Riverside: 0/100 · South Gate: 3/100

South Gate is 3 points higher.

Riverside: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

South Gate: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Riverside: Unavailable · South Gate: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Riverside: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

South Gate: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Riverside: 76/100 · South Gate: 74/100

Riverside is 2 points higher.

Riverside: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

South Gate: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Riverside: 32/100 · South Gate: 28/100

Riverside is 4 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.

South Gate: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.