City vs city
Barstow vs Hesperia, CA
Hesperia currently scores 5 points higher overall than Barstow, 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 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
Barstow: 19/100 · Hesperia: 24/100
Hesperia is 5 points higher.
Flood
Barstow: 33/100 · Hesperia: 30/100
Barstow is 3 points higher.
Barstow: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Hesperia: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Barstow: 6/100 · Hesperia: 5/100
Barstow is 1 points higher.
Barstow: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Hesperia: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Barstow: 5/100 · Hesperia: 3/100
Barstow is 2 points higher.
Barstow: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Hesperia: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Barstow: 0/100 · Hesperia: 0/100
No gap.
Barstow: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hesperia: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Barstow: 9/100 · Hesperia: 1/100
Barstow is 8 points higher.
Barstow: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hesperia: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Barstow: Unavailable · Hesperia: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Barstow: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Hesperia: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Barstow: 37/100 · Hesperia: 82/100
Hesperia is 45 points higher.
Barstow: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Hesperia: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Barstow: 21/100 · Hesperia: 25/100
Hesperia is 4 points higher.
Barstow: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Hesperia: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.