City vs city
Chico vs Red Bluff, CA
Red Bluff currently scores 2 points higher overall than Chico, with the largest gap in tornado.
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
Chico: 24/100 · Red Bluff: 26/100
Red Bluff is 2 points higher.
Flood
Chico: 46/100 · Red Bluff: 42/100
Chico is 4 points higher.
Chico: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.
Red Bluff: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Chico: 4/100 · Red Bluff: 4/100
No gap.
Chico: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Red Bluff: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Chico: 1/100 · Red Bluff: 3/100
Red Bluff is 2 points higher.
Chico: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Red Bluff: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Chico: 8/100 · Red Bluff: 19/100
Red Bluff is 11 points higher.
Chico: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Red Bluff: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Chico: 10/100 · Red Bluff: 20/100
Red Bluff is 10 points higher.
Chico: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Red Bluff: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Chico: Unavailable · Red Bluff: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Chico: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Red Bluff: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Chico: 72/100 · Red Bluff: 65/100
Chico is 7 points higher.
Chico: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Red Bluff: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Chico: 26/100 · Red Bluff: 28/100
Red Bluff is 2 points higher.
Chico: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Red Bluff: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.