City vs city
Cottonwood vs Sacramento, CA
Cottonwood currently scores 3 points higher overall than Sacramento, 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 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
Cottonwood: 28/100 · Sacramento: 25/100
Cottonwood is 3 points higher.
Flood
Cottonwood: 36/100 · Sacramento: 32/100
Cottonwood is 4 points higher.
Cottonwood: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Sacramento: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cottonwood: 4/100 · Sacramento: 4/100
No gap.
Cottonwood: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Sacramento: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cottonwood: 4/100 · Sacramento: 0/100
Cottonwood is 4 points higher.
Cottonwood: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Sacramento: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cottonwood: 0/100 · Sacramento: 4/100
Sacramento is 4 points higher.
Cottonwood: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sacramento: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cottonwood: 1/100 · Sacramento: 7/100
Sacramento is 6 points higher.
Cottonwood: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sacramento: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cottonwood: Unavailable · Sacramento: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Cottonwood: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Sacramento: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Cottonwood: 93/100 · Sacramento: 76/100
Cottonwood is 17 points higher.
Cottonwood: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Sacramento: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Cottonwood: 28/100 · Sacramento: 27/100
Cottonwood is 1 points higher.
Cottonwood: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Sacramento: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.