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Rosemead vs South Pasadena, CA

Rosemead and South Pasadena are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference in tornado.

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Rosemead

21/100

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South Pasadena

21/100

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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

Rosemead: 21/100 · South Pasadena: 21/100

No gap.

Flood

Rosemead: 28/100 · South Pasadena: 26/100

Rosemead is 2 points higher.

Rosemead: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.

South Pasadena: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Rosemead: 5/100 · South Pasadena: 4/100

Rosemead is 1 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Rosemead: 1/100 · South Pasadena: 1/100

No gap.

Rosemead: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

South Pasadena: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Rosemead: 8/100 · South Pasadena: 12/100

South Pasadena is 4 points higher.

Rosemead: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

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

Hail

Rosemead: 5/100 · South Pasadena: 3/100

Rosemead is 2 points higher.

Rosemead: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

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

Storm surge

Rosemead: Unavailable · South Pasadena: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Rosemead: 75/100 · South Pasadena: 76/100

South Pasadena is 1 points higher.

Rosemead: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

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

Ingested air quality

Rosemead: 28/100 · South Pasadena: 27/100

Rosemead is 1 points higher.

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