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San Diego vs San Marcos, CA

San Diego currently scores 20 points higher overall than San Marcos, with the largest gap in flood.

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

San Diego

40/100

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San Marcos

20/100

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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 is a current EPA AirNow signal; 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

San Diego: 40/100 · San Marcos: 20/100

San Diego is 20 points higher.

Flood

San Diego: 100/100 · San Marcos: 30/100

San Diego is 70 points higher.

San Diego: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.

San Marcos: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.

Wind

San Diego: 5/100 · San Marcos: 5/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

San Diego: 0/100 · San Marcos: 1/100

San Marcos is 1 points higher.

San Diego: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

San Marcos: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

San Diego: 0/100 · San Marcos: 8/100

San Marcos is 8 points higher.

San Diego: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

San Marcos: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

San Diego: 1/100 · San Marcos: 1/100

No gap.

San Diego: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

San Marcos: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

San Diego: Unavailable · San Marcos: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

San Diego: 69/100 · San Marcos: 73/100

San Marcos is 4 points higher.

San Diego: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

San Marcos: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

San Diego: 24/100 · San Marcos: 23/100

San Diego is 1 points higher.

San Diego: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

San Marcos: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.