City vs city
Castro Valley vs Oakland, CA
Castro Valley currently scores 3 points higher overall than Oakland, 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
Castro Valley: 24/100 · Oakland: 21/100
Castro Valley is 3 points higher.
Flood
Castro Valley: 26/100 · Oakland: 56/100
Oakland is 30 points higher.
Castro Valley: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Oakland: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 20 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Castro Valley: 2/100 · Oakland: 2/100
No gap.
Castro Valley: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Oakland: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Castro Valley: 0/100 · Oakland: 0/100
No gap.
Castro Valley: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Oakland: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Castro Valley: 0/100 · Oakland: 0/100
No gap.
Castro Valley: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Oakland: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Castro Valley: 1/100 · Oakland: 15/100
Oakland is 14 points higher.
Castro Valley: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Oakland: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Castro Valley: Unavailable · Oakland: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Castro Valley: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Oakland: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Castro Valley: 67/100 · Oakland: 10/100
Castro Valley is 57 points higher.
Castro Valley: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Oakland: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Castro Valley: 24/100 · Oakland: 24/100
No gap.
Castro Valley: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Oakland: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.