City vs city
Torrance vs West Carson, CA
West Carson currently scores 5 points higher overall than Torrance, with the largest gap in tornado.
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
Torrance: 23/100 · West Carson: 28/100
West Carson is 5 points higher.
Flood
Torrance: 31/100 · West Carson: 28/100
Torrance is 3 points higher.
Torrance: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
West Carson: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Torrance: 4/100 · West Carson: 4/100
No gap.
Torrance: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
West Carson: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Torrance: 0/100 · West Carson: 0/100
No gap.
Torrance: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
West Carson: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Torrance: 15/100 · West Carson: 35/100
West Carson is 20 points higher.
Torrance: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Carson: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Torrance: 1/100 · West Carson: 6/100
West Carson is 5 points higher.
Torrance: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Carson: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Torrance: Unavailable · West Carson: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Torrance: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
West Carson: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Torrance: 59/100 · West Carson: 67/100
West Carson is 8 points higher.
Torrance: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
West Carson: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Torrance: 26/100 · West Carson: 27/100
West Carson is 1 points higher.
Torrance: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
West Carson: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.