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Benicia vs Riverside, CA

Riverside currently scores 5 points higher overall than Benicia, with the largest gap in wildfire.

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Benicia

27/100

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Riverside

32/100

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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

Benicia: 27/100 · Riverside: 32/100

Riverside is 5 points higher.

Flood

Benicia: 38/100 · Riverside: 43/100

Riverside is 5 points higher.

Benicia: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 18 features intersect this tile.

Riverside: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 23 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Benicia: 2/100 · Riverside: 5/100

Riverside is 3 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Benicia: 0/100 · Riverside: 2/100

Riverside is 2 points higher.

Benicia: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Riverside: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Benicia: 0/100 · Riverside: 0/100

No gap.

Benicia: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Riverside: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Benicia: 4/100 · Riverside: 0/100

Benicia is 4 points higher.

Benicia: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Riverside: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Benicia: Unavailable · Riverside: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Benicia: 67/100 · Riverside: 76/100

Riverside is 9 points higher.

Benicia: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Riverside: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Benicia: 26/100 · Riverside: 32/100

Riverside is 6 points higher.

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

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