City vs city
Valley Center vs Vista, CA
Valley Center currently scores 5 points higher overall than Vista, with the largest gap 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
Valley Center: 25/100 · Vista: 20/100
Valley Center is 5 points higher.
Flood
Valley Center: 26/100 · Vista: 34/100
Vista is 8 points higher.
Valley Center: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.
Vista: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Valley Center: 6/100 · Vista: 5/100
Valley Center is 1 points higher.
Valley Center: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Vista: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Valley Center: 2/100 · Vista: 1/100
Valley Center is 1 points higher.
Valley Center: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Vista: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Valley Center: 0/100 · Vista: 0/100
No gap.
Valley Center: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Vista: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Valley Center: 1/100 · Vista: 1/100
No gap.
Valley Center: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Vista: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Valley Center: Unavailable · Vista: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Valley Center: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Vista: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Valley Center: 92/100 · Vista: 61/100
Valley Center is 31 points higher.
Valley Center: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Vista: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Valley Center: 21/100 · Vista: 20/100
Valley Center is 1 points higher.
Valley Center: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Vista: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.