City vs city
Big River vs Cathedral City, CA
Cathedral City currently scores 3 points higher overall than Big River, 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
Big River: 21/100 · Cathedral City: 24/100
Cathedral City is 3 points higher.
Flood
Big River: 23/100 · Cathedral City: 31/100
Cathedral City is 8 points higher.
Big River: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Cathedral City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Big River: 8/100 · Cathedral City: 6/100
Big River is 2 points higher.
Big River: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Cathedral City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Big River: 12/100 · Cathedral City: 5/100
Big River is 7 points higher.
Big River: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Cathedral City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Big River: 0/100 · Cathedral City: 0/100
No gap.
Big River: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Cathedral City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Big River: 0/100 · Cathedral City: 3/100
Cathedral City is 3 points higher.
Big River: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Cathedral City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Big River: Unavailable · Cathedral City: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Big River: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Cathedral City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Big River: 42/100 · Cathedral City: 75/100
Cathedral City is 33 points higher.
Big River: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Cathedral City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Big River: 19/100 · Cathedral City: 26/100
Cathedral City is 7 points higher.
Big River: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Cathedral 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.