City vs city
Buena Park vs San Jose, CA
Buena Park currently scores 8 points higher overall than San Jose, 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
Buena Park: 30/100 · San Jose: 22/100
Buena Park is 8 points higher.
Flood
Buena Park: 44/100 · San Jose: 37/100
Buena Park is 7 points higher.
Buena Park: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
San Jose: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Buena Park: 4/100 · San Jose: 2/100
Buena Park is 2 points higher.
Buena Park: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
San Jose: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Buena Park: 0/100 · San Jose: 0/100
No gap.
Buena Park: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
San Jose: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Buena Park: 0/100 · San Jose: 8/100
San Jose is 8 points higher.
Buena Park: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
San Jose: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Buena Park: 1/100 · San Jose: 2/100
San Jose is 1 points higher.
Buena Park: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
San Jose: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Buena Park: Unavailable · San Jose: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Buena Park: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
San Jose: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Buena Park: 70/100 · San Jose: 59/100
Buena Park is 11 points higher.
Buena Park: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
San Jose: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Buena Park: 30/100 · San Jose: 24/100
Buena Park is 6 points higher.
Buena Park: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
San Jose: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.