City vs city
Chico vs San Jose, CA
San Jose currently scores 6 points higher overall than Chico, 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 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 · San Jose: 30/100
San Jose is 6 points higher.
Flood
Chico: 46/100 · San Jose: 48/100
San Jose is 2 points higher.
Chico: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.
San Jose: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 25 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Chico: 4/100 · San Jose: 2/100
Chico is 2 points higher.
Chico: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
San Jose: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Chico: 1/100 · San Jose: 0/100
Chico is 1 points higher.
Chico: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
San Jose: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Chico: 8/100 · San Jose: 0/100
Chico is 8 points higher.
Chico: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
San Jose: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Chico: 10/100 · San Jose: 11/100
San Jose is 1 points higher.
Chico: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
San Jose: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Chico: Unavailable · San Jose: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Chico: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
San Jose: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Chico: 72/100 · San Jose: 63/100
Chico is 9 points higher.
Chico: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
San Jose: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Chico: 26/100 · San Jose: 27/100
San Jose is 1 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.
San Jose: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.