City vs city
Carmel-by-the-Sea vs Salinas, CA
Salinas currently scores 14 points higher overall than Carmel-by-the-Sea, 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
Carmel-by-the-Sea: 19/100 · Salinas: 33/100
Salinas is 14 points higher.
Flood
Carmel-by-the-Sea: 63/100 · Salinas: 69/100
Salinas is 6 points higher.
Carmel-by-the-Sea: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Salinas: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 17 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Carmel-by-the-Sea: 1/100 · Salinas: 2/100
Salinas is 1 points higher.
Carmel-by-the-Sea: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Salinas: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Carmel-by-the-Sea: 0/100 · Salinas: 0/100
No gap.
Carmel-by-the-Sea: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Salinas: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Carmel-by-the-Sea: 8/100 · Salinas: 0/100
Carmel-by-the-Sea is 8 points higher.
Carmel-by-the-Sea: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Salinas: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Carmel-by-the-Sea: 8/100 · Salinas: 5/100
Carmel-by-the-Sea is 3 points higher.
Carmel-by-the-Sea: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Salinas: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Carmel-by-the-Sea: Unavailable · Salinas: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Carmel-by-the-Sea: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Salinas: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Carmel-by-the-Sea: 7/100 · Salinas: 65/100
Salinas is 58 points higher.
Carmel-by-the-Sea: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Salinas: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Carmel-by-the-Sea: 26/100 · Salinas: 26/100
No gap.
Carmel-by-the-Sea: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Salinas: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.