City vs city
Corte Madera vs Novato, CA
Corte Madera and Novato are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference 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
Corte Madera: 29/100 · Novato: 29/100
No gap.
Flood
Corte Madera: 41/100 · Novato: 51/100
Novato is 10 points higher.
Corte Madera: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Novato: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Corte Madera: 2/100 · Novato: 2/100
No gap.
Corte Madera: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Novato: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Corte Madera: 0/100 · Novato: 0/100
No gap.
Corte Madera: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Novato: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Corte Madera: 0/100 · Novato: 0/100
No gap.
Corte Madera: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Novato: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Corte Madera: 18/100 · Novato: 6/100
Corte Madera is 12 points higher.
Corte Madera: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Novato: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Corte Madera: Unavailable · Novato: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Corte Madera: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Novato: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Corte Madera: 57/100 · Novato: 58/100
Novato is 1 points higher.
Corte Madera: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Novato: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Corte Madera: 26/100 · Novato: 26/100
No gap.
Corte Madera: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Novato: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.