City vs city
Cool vs Santa Maria, CA
Cool currently scores 12 points higher overall than Santa Maria, with the largest gap in current air quality.
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 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 Maria: 25/100
Cool is 12 points higher.
Flood
Cool: 30/100 · Santa Maria: 41/100
Santa Maria is 11 points higher.
Cool: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Santa Maria: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cool: 4/100 · Santa Maria: 2/100
Cool is 2 points higher.
Cool: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Santa Maria: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cool: 2/100 · Santa Maria: 0/100
Cool is 2 points higher.
Cool: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Santa Maria: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cool: 0/100 · Santa Maria: 4/100
Santa Maria is 4 points higher.
Cool: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Santa Maria: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cool: 1/100 · Santa Maria: 0/100
Cool is 1 points higher.
Cool: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Santa Maria: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cool: Unavailable · Santa Maria: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Cool: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Santa Maria: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Cool: 87/100 · Santa Maria: 63/100
Cool is 24 points higher.
Cool: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Santa Maria: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Cool: 95/100 · Santa Maria: 14/100
Cool is 81 points higher.
Cool: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Santa Maria: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.