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