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Albany vs Oakland, CA

Oakland currently scores 3 points higher overall than Albany, with the largest gap in hail.

Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.

Albany

18/100

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Oakland

21/100

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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

Albany: 18/100 · Oakland: 21/100

Oakland is 3 points higher.

Flood

Albany: 46/100 · Oakland: 56/100

Oakland is 10 points higher.

Albany: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.

Oakland: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 20 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Albany: 2/100 · Oakland: 2/100

No gap.

Albany: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Oakland: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Albany: 0/100 · Oakland: 0/100

No gap.

Albany: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Oakland: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Albany: 0/100 · Oakland: 0/100

No gap.

Albany: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Oakland: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Albany: 3/100 · Oakland: 15/100

Oakland is 12 points higher.

Albany: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Oakland: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Albany: Unavailable · Oakland: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Albany: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Oakland: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Albany: 11/100 · Oakland: 10/100

Albany is 1 points higher.

Albany: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Oakland: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Albany: 27/100 · Oakland: 24/100

Albany is 3 points higher.

Albany: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.

Oakland: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.