City vs city
Carmel Valley Village vs Gilroy, CA
Gilroy currently scores 2 points higher overall than Carmel Valley Village, 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
Carmel Valley Village: 28/100 · Gilroy: 30/100
Gilroy is 2 points higher.
Flood
Carmel Valley Village: 28/100 · Gilroy: 47/100
Gilroy is 19 points higher.
Carmel Valley Village: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Gilroy: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Carmel Valley Village: 1/100 · Gilroy: 2/100
Gilroy is 1 points higher.
Carmel Valley Village: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Gilroy: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Carmel Valley Village: 0/100 · Gilroy: 0/100
No gap.
Carmel Valley Village: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Gilroy: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Carmel Valley Village: 0/100 · Gilroy: 0/100
No gap.
Carmel Valley Village: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Gilroy: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Carmel Valley Village: 4/100 · Gilroy: 14/100
Gilroy is 10 points higher.
Carmel Valley Village: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Gilroy: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Carmel Valley Village: Unavailable · Gilroy: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Carmel Valley Village: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Gilroy: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Carmel Valley Village: 81/100 · Gilroy: 64/100
Carmel Valley Village is 17 points higher.
Carmel Valley Village: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Gilroy: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Carmel Valley Village: 26/100 · Gilroy: 23/100
Carmel Valley Village is 3 points higher.
Carmel Valley Village: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Gilroy: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.