City vs city
Chico vs South Oroville, CA
South Oroville currently scores 3 points higher overall than Chico, with the largest gap in hail.
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 · South Oroville: 27/100
South Oroville is 3 points higher.
Flood
Chico: 46/100 · South Oroville: 45/100
Chico is 1 points higher.
Chico: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.
South Oroville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Chico: 4/100 · South Oroville: 4/100
No gap.
Chico: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
South Oroville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Chico: 1/100 · South Oroville: 0/100
Chico is 1 points higher.
Chico: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
South Oroville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Chico: 8/100 · South Oroville: 8/100
No gap.
Chico: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
South Oroville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Chico: 10/100 · South Oroville: 1/100
Chico is 9 points higher.
Chico: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
South Oroville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Chico: Unavailable · South Oroville: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Chico: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
South Oroville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Chico: 72/100 · South Oroville: 76/100
South Oroville is 4 points higher.
Chico: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
South Oroville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Chico: 26/100 · South Oroville: 27/100
South Oroville 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.
South Oroville: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.