City vs city
Calistoga vs Novato, CA
Novato currently scores 2 points higher overall than Calistoga, with the largest gap in flood.
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
Calistoga: 27/100 · Novato: 29/100
Novato is 2 points higher.
Flood
Calistoga: 32/100 · Novato: 51/100
Novato is 19 points higher.
Calistoga: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Novato: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Calistoga: 2/100 · Novato: 2/100
No gap.
Calistoga: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Novato: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Calistoga: 0/100 · Novato: 0/100
No gap.
Calistoga: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Novato: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Calistoga: 0/100 · Novato: 0/100
No gap.
Calistoga: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Novato: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Calistoga: 6/100 · Novato: 6/100
No gap.
Calistoga: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Novato: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Calistoga: Unavailable · Novato: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Calistoga: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Novato: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Calistoga: 72/100 · Novato: 58/100
Calistoga is 14 points higher.
Calistoga: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Novato: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Calistoga: 23/100 · Novato: 26/100
Novato is 3 points higher.
Calistoga: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Novato: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.