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Cool vs Santa Barbara, CA

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

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

Santa Barbara

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 · Santa Barbara: 20/100

Cool is 17 points higher.

Flood

Cool: 30/100 · Santa Barbara: 28/100

Cool is 2 points higher.

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

Santa Barbara: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Cool: 4/100 · Santa Barbara: 2/100

Cool is 2 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Cool: 2/100 · Santa Barbara: 0/100

Cool is 2 points higher.

Cool: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Santa Barbara: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Cool: 0/100 · Santa Barbara: 0/100

No gap.

Cool: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Santa Barbara: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Cool: 1/100 · Santa Barbara: 2/100

Santa Barbara is 1 points higher.

Cool: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Santa Barbara: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Cool: Unavailable · Santa Barbara: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Cool: 87/100 · Santa Barbara: 50/100

Cool is 37 points higher.

Cool: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Santa Barbara: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Cool: 95/100 · Santa Barbara: 20/100

Cool is 75 points higher.

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

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