City vs city
Bakersfield vs China Lake Acres, CA
Bakersfield and China Lake Acres are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference 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
Bakersfield: 19/100 · China Lake Acres: 19/100
No gap.
Flood
Bakersfield: 28/100 · China Lake Acres: 38/100
China Lake Acres is 10 points higher.
Bakersfield: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
China Lake Acres: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Bakersfield: 4/100 · China Lake Acres: 5/100
China Lake Acres is 1 points higher.
Bakersfield: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
China Lake Acres: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Bakersfield: 2/100 · China Lake Acres: 4/100
China Lake Acres is 2 points higher.
Bakersfield: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
China Lake Acres: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Bakersfield: 4/100 · China Lake Acres: 0/100
Bakersfield is 4 points higher.
Bakersfield: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
China Lake Acres: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Bakersfield: 8/100 · China Lake Acres: 1/100
Bakersfield is 7 points higher.
Bakersfield: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
China Lake Acres: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Bakersfield: Unavailable · China Lake Acres: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Bakersfield: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
China Lake Acres: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Bakersfield: 63/100 · China Lake Acres: 44/100
Bakersfield is 19 points higher.
Bakersfield: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
China Lake Acres: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Bakersfield: 26/100 · China Lake Acres: 20/100
Bakersfield is 6 points higher.
Bakersfield: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
China Lake Acres: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.