City vs city
Berkeley vs Richmond, CA
Berkeley currently scores 3 points higher overall than Richmond, 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 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
Berkeley: 27/100 · Richmond: 24/100
Berkeley is 3 points higher.
Flood
Berkeley: 29/100 · Richmond: 50/100
Richmond is 21 points higher.
Berkeley: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Richmond: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 18 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Berkeley: 2/100 · Richmond: 2/100
No gap.
Berkeley: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Richmond: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Berkeley: 0/100 · Richmond: 0/100
No gap.
Berkeley: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Richmond: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Berkeley: 0/100 · Richmond: 4/100
Richmond is 4 points higher.
Berkeley: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Richmond: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Berkeley: 15/100 · Richmond: 2/100
Berkeley is 13 points higher.
Berkeley: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Richmond: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Berkeley: Unavailable · Richmond: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Berkeley: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Richmond: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Berkeley: 64/100 · Richmond: 58/100
Berkeley is 6 points higher.
Berkeley: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Richmond: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Berkeley: 26/100 · Richmond: 26/100
No gap.
Berkeley: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Richmond: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.