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Berkeley vs San Rafael, CA

San Rafael currently scores 2 points higher overall than Berkeley, with the largest gap in flood.

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

Berkeley

27/100

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San Rafael

29/100

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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 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

Berkeley: 27/100 · San Rafael: 29/100

San Rafael is 2 points higher.

Flood

Berkeley: 29/100 · San Rafael: 41/100

San Rafael is 12 points higher.

Berkeley: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.

San Rafael: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Berkeley: 2/100 · San Rafael: 2/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Berkeley: 0/100 · San Rafael: 0/100

No gap.

Berkeley: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

San Rafael: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Berkeley: 0/100 · San Rafael: 0/100

No gap.

Berkeley: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

San Rafael: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Berkeley: 15/100 · San Rafael: 18/100

San Rafael is 3 points higher.

Berkeley: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

San Rafael: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Berkeley: Unavailable · San Rafael: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Berkeley: 64/100 · San Rafael: 57/100

Berkeley is 7 points higher.

Berkeley: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

San Rafael: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Berkeley: 26/100 · San Rafael: 26/100

No gap.

Berkeley: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

San Rafael: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.