City vs city
Bakersfield vs Porterville, CA
Porterville currently scores 5 points higher overall than Bakersfield, 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 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
Bakersfield: 19/100 · Porterville: 24/100
Porterville is 5 points higher.
Flood
Bakersfield: 28/100 · Porterville: 38/100
Porterville is 10 points higher.
Bakersfield: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Porterville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Bakersfield: 4/100 · Porterville: 4/100
No gap.
Bakersfield: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Porterville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Bakersfield: 2/100 · Porterville: 2/100
No gap.
Bakersfield: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Porterville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Bakersfield: 4/100 · Porterville: 0/100
Bakersfield is 4 points higher.
Bakersfield: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Porterville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Bakersfield: 8/100 · Porterville: 6/100
Bakersfield is 2 points higher.
Bakersfield: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Porterville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Bakersfield: Unavailable · Porterville: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Bakersfield: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Porterville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Bakersfield: 63/100 · Porterville: 72/100
Porterville is 9 points higher.
Bakersfield: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Porterville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Bakersfield: 26/100 · Porterville: 19/100
Bakersfield is 7 points higher.
Bakersfield: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Porterville: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.