City vs city
Alameda vs El Cerrito, CA
El Cerrito currently scores 3 points higher overall than Alameda, 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
Alameda: 21/100 · El Cerrito: 24/100
El Cerrito is 3 points higher.
Flood
Alameda: 56/100 · El Cerrito: 50/100
Alameda is 6 points higher.
Alameda: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 20 features intersect this tile.
El Cerrito: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 18 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Alameda: 2/100 · El Cerrito: 2/100
No gap.
Alameda: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
El Cerrito: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Alameda: 0/100 · El Cerrito: 0/100
No gap.
Alameda: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
El Cerrito: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Alameda: 0/100 · El Cerrito: 4/100
El Cerrito is 4 points higher.
Alameda: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
El Cerrito: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Alameda: 15/100 · El Cerrito: 2/100
Alameda is 13 points higher.
Alameda: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
El Cerrito: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Alameda: Unavailable · El Cerrito: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Alameda: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
El Cerrito: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Alameda: 10/100 · El Cerrito: 58/100
El Cerrito is 48 points higher.
Alameda: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
El Cerrito: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Alameda: 24/100 · El Cerrito: 26/100
El Cerrito is 2 points higher.
Alameda: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
El Cerrito: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.