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Ceres vs Merced, CA

Ceres currently scores 1 points higher overall than Merced, with the largest gap in flood.

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Merced

23/100

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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

Ceres: 24/100 · Merced: 23/100

Ceres is 1 points higher.

Flood

Ceres: 26/100 · Merced: 46/100

Merced is 20 points higher.

Ceres: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.

Merced: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Ceres: 3/100 · Merced: 4/100

Merced is 1 points higher.

Ceres: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Merced: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Ceres: 1/100 · Merced: 1/100

No gap.

Ceres: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Merced: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Ceres: 0/100 · Merced: 12/100

Merced is 12 points higher.

Ceres: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Merced: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Ceres: 0/100 · Merced: 2/100

Merced is 2 points higher.

Ceres: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Merced: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Ceres: Unavailable · Merced: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Ceres: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Merced: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Ceres: 64/100 · Merced: 70/100

Merced is 6 points higher.

Ceres: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Merced: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Ceres: 28/100 · Merced: 28/100

No gap.

Ceres: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

Merced: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.