City vs city
Cool vs Scotts Valley, CA
Cool currently scores 13 points higher overall than Scotts Valley, with the largest gap in ingested 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 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
Cool: 37/100 · Scotts Valley: 24/100
Cool is 13 points higher.
Flood
Cool: 30/100 · Scotts Valley: 27/100
Cool is 3 points higher.
Cool: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Scotts Valley: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cool: 4/100 · Scotts Valley: 2/100
Cool is 2 points higher.
Cool: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Scotts Valley: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cool: 2/100 · Scotts Valley: 0/100
Cool is 2 points higher.
Cool: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Scotts Valley: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cool: 0/100 · Scotts Valley: 8/100
Scotts Valley is 8 points higher.
Cool: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Scotts Valley: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cool: 1/100 · Scotts Valley: 17/100
Scotts Valley is 16 points higher.
Cool: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Scotts Valley: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cool: Unavailable · Scotts Valley: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Cool: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Scotts Valley: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Cool: 87/100 · Scotts Valley: 67/100
Cool is 20 points higher.
Cool: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Scotts Valley: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Cool: 95/100 · Scotts Valley: 22/100
Cool is 73 points higher.
Cool: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Scotts Valley: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.