City vs city
Cathedral City vs Salton City, CA
Cathedral City currently scores 5 points higher overall than Salton City, 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
Cathedral City: 24/100 · Salton City: 19/100
Cathedral City is 5 points higher.
Flood
Cathedral City: 31/100 · Salton City: 41/100
Salton City is 10 points higher.
Cathedral City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Salton City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cathedral City: 6/100 · Salton City: 7/100
Salton City is 1 points higher.
Cathedral City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Salton City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cathedral City: 5/100 · Salton City: 6/100
Salton City is 1 points higher.
Cathedral City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Salton City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cathedral City: 0/100 · Salton City: 0/100
No gap.
Cathedral City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Salton City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cathedral City: 3/100 · Salton City: 1/100
Cathedral City is 2 points higher.
Cathedral City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Salton City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cathedral City: Unavailable · Salton City: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Cathedral City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Salton City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Cathedral City: 75/100 · Salton City: 39/100
Cathedral City is 36 points higher.
Cathedral City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Salton City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Cathedral City: 26/100 · Salton City: 22/100
Cathedral City is 4 points higher.
Cathedral City: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Salton City: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.