City vs city
Cottonwood vs Yuba City, CA
Cottonwood currently scores 4 points higher overall than Yuba City, 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 · Yuba City: 24/100
Cottonwood is 4 points higher.
Flood
Cottonwood: 36/100 · Yuba City: 20/100
Cottonwood is 16 points higher.
Cottonwood: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Yuba City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cottonwood: 4/100 · Yuba City: 4/100
No gap.
Cottonwood: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Yuba City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cottonwood: 4/100 · Yuba City: 0/100
Cottonwood is 4 points higher.
Cottonwood: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Yuba City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cottonwood: 0/100 · Yuba City: 12/100
Yuba City is 12 points higher.
Cottonwood: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Yuba City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cottonwood: 1/100 · Yuba City: 8/100
Yuba City is 7 points higher.
Cottonwood: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Yuba City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cottonwood: Unavailable · Yuba City: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Cottonwood: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Yuba City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Cottonwood: 93/100 · Yuba City: 71/100
Cottonwood is 22 points higher.
Cottonwood: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Yuba City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Cottonwood: 28/100 · Yuba City: 27/100
Cottonwood is 1 points higher.
Cottonwood: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Yuba City: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.