City vs city
Carpinteria vs San Buenaventura, CA
San Buenaventura currently scores 18 points higher overall than Carpinteria, 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
Carpinteria: 8/100 · San Buenaventura: 26/100
San Buenaventura is 18 points higher.
Flood
Carpinteria: 6/100 · San Buenaventura: 55/100
San Buenaventura is 49 points higher.
Carpinteria: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
San Buenaventura: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Carpinteria: 3/100 · San Buenaventura: 3/100
No gap.
Carpinteria: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
San Buenaventura: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Carpinteria: 0/100 · San Buenaventura: 0/100
No gap.
Carpinteria: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
San Buenaventura: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Carpinteria: 0/100 · San Buenaventura: 4/100
San Buenaventura is 4 points higher.
Carpinteria: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
San Buenaventura: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Carpinteria: 2/100 · San Buenaventura: 0/100
Carpinteria is 2 points higher.
Carpinteria: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
San Buenaventura: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Carpinteria: Unavailable · San Buenaventura: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Carpinteria: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
San Buenaventura: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Carpinteria: 12/100 · San Buenaventura: 46/100
San Buenaventura is 34 points higher.
Carpinteria: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
San Buenaventura: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Carpinteria: 16/100 · San Buenaventura: 21/100
San Buenaventura is 5 points higher.
Carpinteria: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
San Buenaventura: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.