City vs city
Alum Rock vs Cool, CA
Cool currently scores 14 points higher overall than Alum Rock, with the largest gap in ingested air quality.
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
Alum Rock: 23/100 · Cool: 37/100
Cool is 14 points higher.
Flood
Alum Rock: 36/100 · Cool: 30/100
Alum Rock is 6 points higher.
Alum Rock: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 26 features intersect this tile.
Cool: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Alum Rock: 2/100 · Cool: 4/100
Cool is 2 points higher.
Alum Rock: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Cool: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Alum Rock: 0/100 · Cool: 2/100
Cool is 2 points higher.
Alum Rock: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Cool: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Alum Rock: 4/100 · Cool: 0/100
Alum Rock is 4 points higher.
Alum Rock: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Cool: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Alum Rock: 12/100 · Cool: 1/100
Alum Rock is 11 points higher.
Alum Rock: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Cool: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Alum Rock: Unavailable · Cool: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Alum Rock: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Cool: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Alum Rock: 65/100 · Cool: 87/100
Cool is 22 points higher.
Alum Rock: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Cool: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Alum Rock: 20/100 · Cool: 95/100
Cool is 75 points higher.
Alum Rock: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Cool: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.