City vs city
Santa Clarita vs Tehachapi, CA
Santa Clarita and Tehachapi are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference in wildfire.
Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.
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
Santa Clarita: 24/100 · Tehachapi: 24/100
No gap.
Flood
Santa Clarita: 33/100 · Tehachapi: 35/100
Tehachapi is 2 points higher.
Santa Clarita: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Tehachapi: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Santa Clarita: 4/100 · Tehachapi: 4/100
No gap.
Santa Clarita: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Tehachapi: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Santa Clarita: 1/100 · Tehachapi: 3/100
Tehachapi is 2 points higher.
Santa Clarita: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tehachapi: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Santa Clarita: 0/100 · Tehachapi: 0/100
No gap.
Santa Clarita: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Tehachapi: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Santa Clarita: 1/100 · Tehachapi: 2/100
Tehachapi is 1 points higher.
Santa Clarita: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Tehachapi: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Santa Clarita: Unavailable · Tehachapi: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Santa Clarita: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Tehachapi: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Santa Clarita: 83/100 · Tehachapi: 78/100
Santa Clarita is 5 points higher.
Santa Clarita: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Tehachapi: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Santa Clarita: 24/100 · Tehachapi: 20/100
Santa Clarita is 4 points higher.
Santa Clarita: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Tehachapi: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.