City vs city
Buellton vs Santa Barbara, CA
Buellton currently scores 8 points higher overall than Santa Barbara, 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 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
Buellton: 28/100 · Santa Barbara: 20/100
Buellton is 8 points higher.
Flood
Buellton: 33/100 · Santa Barbara: 28/100
Buellton is 5 points higher.
Buellton: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Santa Barbara: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Buellton: 2/100 · Santa Barbara: 2/100
No gap.
Buellton: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Santa Barbara: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Buellton: 0/100 · Santa Barbara: 0/100
No gap.
Buellton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Santa Barbara: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Buellton: 0/100 · Santa Barbara: 0/100
No gap.
Buellton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Santa Barbara: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Buellton: 0/100 · Santa Barbara: 2/100
Santa Barbara is 2 points higher.
Buellton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Santa Barbara: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Buellton: Unavailable · Santa Barbara: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Buellton: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Santa Barbara: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Buellton: 63/100 · Santa Barbara: 50/100
Buellton is 13 points higher.
Buellton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Santa Barbara: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Buellton: 14/100 · Santa Barbara: 20/100
Santa Barbara is 6 points higher.
Buellton: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Santa Barbara: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.