City vs city
Cupertino vs Los Gatos, CA
Cupertino and Los Gatos are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference in tornado.
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
Cupertino: 29/100 · Los Gatos: 29/100
No gap.
Flood
Cupertino: 52/100 · Los Gatos: 38/100
Cupertino is 14 points higher.
Cupertino: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 16 features intersect this tile.
Los Gatos: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cupertino: 2/100 · Los Gatos: 2/100
No gap.
Cupertino: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Los Gatos: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cupertino: 0/100 · Los Gatos: 0/100
No gap.
Cupertino: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Los Gatos: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cupertino: 19/100 · Los Gatos: 0/100
Cupertino is 19 points higher.
Cupertino: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Los Gatos: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cupertino: 11/100 · Los Gatos: 11/100
No gap.
Cupertino: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Los Gatos: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cupertino: Unavailable · Los Gatos: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Cupertino: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Los Gatos: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Cupertino: 63/100 · Los Gatos: 71/100
Los Gatos is 8 points higher.
Cupertino: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Los Gatos: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Cupertino: 26/100 · Los Gatos: 25/100
Cupertino is 1 points higher.
Cupertino: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Los Gatos: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.