City vs city
Cottonwood vs Lincoln, CA
Cottonwood currently scores 5 points higher overall than Lincoln, with the largest gap in wildfire.
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
Cottonwood: 28/100 · Lincoln: 23/100
Cottonwood is 5 points higher.
Flood
Cottonwood: 36/100 · Lincoln: 32/100
Cottonwood is 4 points higher.
Cottonwood: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Lincoln: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cottonwood: 4/100 · Lincoln: 4/100
No gap.
Cottonwood: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lincoln: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cottonwood: 4/100 · Lincoln: 1/100
Cottonwood is 3 points higher.
Cottonwood: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Lincoln: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cottonwood: 0/100 · Lincoln: 0/100
No gap.
Cottonwood: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lincoln: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cottonwood: 1/100 · Lincoln: 1/100
No gap.
Cottonwood: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lincoln: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cottonwood: Unavailable · Lincoln: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Cottonwood: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Lincoln: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Cottonwood: 93/100 · Lincoln: 71/100
Cottonwood is 22 points higher.
Cottonwood: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Lincoln: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Cottonwood: 28/100 · Lincoln: 27/100
Cottonwood is 1 points higher.
Cottonwood: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Lincoln: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.