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San Diego vs Santa Ana, CA

San Diego currently scores 16 points higher overall than Santa Ana, with the largest gap in flood.

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San Diego

40/100

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Santa Ana

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 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 · Santa Ana: 24/100

San Diego is 16 points higher.

Flood

San Diego: 100/100 · Santa Ana: 36/100

San Diego is 64 points higher.

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

Santa Ana: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.

Wind

San Diego: 5/100 · Santa Ana: 5/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

San Diego: 0/100 · Santa Ana: 1/100

Santa Ana is 1 points higher.

San Diego: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Santa Ana: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

San Diego: 0/100 · Santa Ana: 12/100

Santa Ana is 12 points higher.

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

Santa Ana: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

San Diego: 1/100 · Santa Ana: 13/100

Santa Ana is 12 points higher.

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

Santa Ana: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

San Diego: Unavailable · Santa Ana: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

San Diego: 69/100 · Santa Ana: 71/100

Santa Ana is 2 points higher.

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

Santa Ana: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

San Diego: 24/100 · Santa Ana: 30/100

Santa Ana is 6 points higher.

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

Santa Ana: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.