City vs city

Bonny Doon vs Santa Cruz, CA

Bonny Doon currently scores 3 points higher overall than Santa Cruz, with the largest gap in flood.

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

Bonny Doon

23/100

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Santa Cruz

20/100

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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

Bonny Doon: 23/100 · Santa Cruz: 20/100

Bonny Doon is 3 points higher.

Flood

Bonny Doon: 29/100 · Santa Cruz: 13/100

Bonny Doon is 16 points higher.

Bonny Doon: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.

Santa Cruz: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Bonny Doon: 1/100 · Santa Cruz: 1/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Bonny Doon: 0/100 · Santa Cruz: 0/100

No gap.

Bonny Doon: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Santa Cruz: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Bonny Doon: 0/100 · Santa Cruz: 12/100

Santa Cruz is 12 points higher.

Bonny Doon: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Santa Cruz: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Bonny Doon: 3/100 · Santa Cruz: 10/100

Santa Cruz is 7 points higher.

Bonny Doon: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Santa Cruz: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Bonny Doon: Unavailable · Santa Cruz: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Bonny Doon: 63/100 · Santa Cruz: 58/100

Bonny Doon is 5 points higher.

Bonny Doon: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Santa Cruz: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Bonny Doon: 20/100 · Santa Cruz: 23/100

Santa Cruz is 3 points higher.

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

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