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Belmont vs Redwood City, CA

Belmont and Redwood City are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference in flood.

Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.

Belmont

28/100

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Redwood City

28/100

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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

Belmont: 28/100 · Redwood City: 28/100

No gap.

Flood

Belmont: 56/100 · Redwood City: 56/100

No gap.

Belmont: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 21 features intersect this tile.

Redwood City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 21 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Belmont: 2/100 · Redwood City: 2/100

No gap.

Belmont: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Redwood City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Belmont: 0/100 · Redwood City: 0/100

No gap.

Belmont: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Redwood City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Belmont: 0/100 · Redwood City: 0/100

No gap.

Belmont: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Redwood City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Belmont: 5/100 · Redwood City: 5/100

No gap.

Belmont: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Redwood City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Belmont: Unavailable · Redwood City: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Belmont: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Redwood City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Belmont: 53/100 · Redwood City: 53/100

No gap.

Belmont: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Redwood City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Belmont: 22/100 · Redwood City: 22/100

No gap.

Belmont: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.

Redwood City: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.