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Danville vs Walnut Creek, CA

Danville currently scores 6 points higher overall than Walnut Creek, with the largest gap in wildfire.

Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.

Danville

30/100

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Walnut Creek

24/100

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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

Danville: 30/100 · Walnut Creek: 24/100

Danville is 6 points higher.

Flood

Danville: 28/100 · Walnut Creek: 33/100

Walnut Creek is 5 points higher.

Danville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.

Walnut Creek: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 28 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Danville: 2/100 · Walnut Creek: 2/100

No gap.

Danville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Walnut Creek: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Danville: 0/100 · Walnut Creek: 0/100

No gap.

Danville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Walnut Creek: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Danville: 0/100 · Walnut Creek: 8/100

Walnut Creek is 8 points higher.

Danville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Walnut Creek: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Danville: 4/100 · Walnut Creek: 10/100

Walnut Creek is 6 points higher.

Danville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Walnut Creek: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Danville: Unavailable · Walnut Creek: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Danville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Walnut Creek: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Danville: 90/100 · Walnut Creek: 69/100

Danville is 21 points higher.

Danville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Walnut Creek: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Danville: 24/100 · Walnut Creek: 24/100

No gap.

Danville: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.

Walnut Creek: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.