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San Diego vs Santa Monica, CA

San Diego currently scores 19 points higher overall than Santa Monica, with the largest gap in flood.

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San Diego

40/100

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Santa Monica

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 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 Monica: 21/100

San Diego is 19 points higher.

Flood

San Diego: 100/100 · Santa Monica: 31/100

San Diego is 69 points higher.

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

Santa Monica: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.

Wind

San Diego: 5/100 · Santa Monica: 4/100

San Diego is 1 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

San Diego: 0/100 · Santa Monica: 0/100

No gap.

San Diego: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Santa Monica: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

San Diego: 0/100 · Santa Monica: 4/100

Santa Monica is 4 points higher.

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

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

Hail

San Diego: 1/100 · Santa Monica: 1/100

No gap.

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

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

Storm surge

San Diego: Unavailable · Santa Monica: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

San Diego: 69/100 · Santa Monica: 65/100

San Diego is 4 points higher.

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

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

Current air quality

San Diego: 24/100 · Santa Monica: 22/100

San Diego is 2 points higher.

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

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