City vs city
Aromas vs Watsonville, CA
Watsonville currently scores 3 points higher overall than Aromas, with the largest gap in flood.
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
Aromas: 24/100 · Watsonville: 27/100
Watsonville is 3 points higher.
Flood
Aromas: 26/100 · Watsonville: 46/100
Watsonville is 20 points higher.
Aromas: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Watsonville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Aromas: 2/100 · Watsonville: 2/100
No gap.
Aromas: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Watsonville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Aromas: 0/100 · Watsonville: 0/100
No gap.
Aromas: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Watsonville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Aromas: 0/100 · Watsonville: 15/100
Watsonville is 15 points higher.
Aromas: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Watsonville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Aromas: 1/100 · Watsonville: 8/100
Watsonville is 7 points higher.
Aromas: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Watsonville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Aromas: Unavailable · Watsonville: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Aromas: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Watsonville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Aromas: 64/100 · Watsonville: 69/100
Watsonville is 5 points higher.
Aromas: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Watsonville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Aromas: 25/100 · Watsonville: 23/100
Aromas is 2 points higher.
Aromas: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Watsonville: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.