City vs city
Arden-Arcade vs San Jose, CA
Arden-Arcade currently scores 3 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 is a current EPA AirNow signal; 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
Arden-Arcade: 25/100 · San Jose: 22/100
Arden-Arcade is 3 points higher.
Flood
Arden-Arcade: 32/100 · San Jose: 37/100
San Jose is 5 points higher.
Arden-Arcade: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
San Jose: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Arden-Arcade: 4/100 · San Jose: 2/100
Arden-Arcade is 2 points higher.
Arden-Arcade: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
San Jose: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Arden-Arcade: 0/100 · San Jose: 0/100
No gap.
Arden-Arcade: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
San Jose: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Arden-Arcade: 4/100 · San Jose: 8/100
San Jose is 4 points higher.
Arden-Arcade: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
San Jose: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Arden-Arcade: 7/100 · San Jose: 2/100
Arden-Arcade is 5 points higher.
Arden-Arcade: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
San Jose: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Arden-Arcade: Unavailable · San Jose: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Arden-Arcade: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
San Jose: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Arden-Arcade: 76/100 · San Jose: 59/100
Arden-Arcade is 17 points higher.
Arden-Arcade: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
San Jose: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Arden-Arcade: 27/100 · San Jose: 24/100
Arden-Arcade is 3 points higher.
Arden-Arcade: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
San Jose: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.