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San Diego vs Seaside, CA

San Diego currently scores 6 points higher overall than Seaside, with the largest gap in wildfire.

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San Diego

22/100

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Seaside

16/100

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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

San Diego: 22/100 · Seaside: 16/100

San Diego is 6 points higher.

Flood

San Diego: 39/100 · Seaside: 41/100

Seaside is 2 points higher.

San Diego: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.

Seaside: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.

Wind

San Diego: 6/100 · Seaside: 2/100

San Diego is 4 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

San Diego: 1/100 · Seaside: 0/100

San Diego is 1 points higher.

San Diego: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Seaside: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

San Diego: 12/100 · Seaside: 8/100

San Diego is 4 points higher.

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

Seaside: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

San Diego: 5/100 · Seaside: 10/100

Seaside is 5 points higher.

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

Seaside: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

San Diego: Unavailable · Seaside: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

San Diego: 69/100 · Seaside: 9/100

San Diego is 60 points higher.

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

Seaside: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

San Diego: 24/100 · Seaside: 26/100

Seaside is 2 points higher.

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

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