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Cool vs San Marcos, CA

Cool currently scores 17 points higher overall than San Marcos, with the largest gap in current air quality.

Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.

San Marcos

20/100

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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

Cool: 37/100 · San Marcos: 20/100

Cool is 17 points higher.

Flood

Cool: 30/100 · San Marcos: 30/100

No gap.

Cool: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.

San Marcos: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Cool: 4/100 · San Marcos: 5/100

San Marcos is 1 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Cool: 2/100 · San Marcos: 1/100

Cool is 1 points higher.

Cool: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

San Marcos: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Cool: 0/100 · San Marcos: 8/100

San Marcos is 8 points higher.

Cool: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

San Marcos: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Cool: 1/100 · San Marcos: 1/100

No gap.

Cool: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

San Marcos: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Cool: Unavailable · San Marcos: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Cool: 87/100 · San Marcos: 73/100

Cool is 14 points higher.

Cool: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

San Marcos: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Cool: 95/100 · San Marcos: 23/100

Cool is 72 points higher.

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

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