City vs city
Mesa vs San Jose, AZ
Mesa currently scores 1 points higher overall than San Jose, 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
Mesa: 30/100 · San Jose: 29/100
Mesa is 1 points higher.
Flood
Mesa: 76/100 · San Jose: 62/100
Mesa is 14 points higher.
Mesa: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
San Jose: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Mesa: 11/100 · San Jose: 13/100
San Jose is 2 points higher.
Mesa: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
San Jose: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Mesa: 21/100 · San Jose: 27/100
San Jose is 6 points higher.
Mesa: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
San Jose: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Mesa: 8/100 · San Jose: 0/100
Mesa is 8 points higher.
Mesa: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
San Jose: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Mesa: 5/100 · San Jose: 5/100
No gap.
Mesa: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
San Jose: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Mesa: Unavailable · San Jose: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Mesa: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
San Jose: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Mesa: 67/100 · San Jose: 48/100
Mesa is 19 points higher.
Mesa: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
San Jose: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Mesa: 25/100 · San Jose: 19/100
Mesa is 6 points higher.
Mesa: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
San Jose: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Compare with another city