City vs city
Del Monte Forest vs Santa Cruz, CA
Santa Cruz currently scores 1 points higher overall than Del Monte Forest, 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
Del Monte Forest: 19/100 · Santa Cruz: 20/100
Santa Cruz is 1 points higher.
Flood
Del Monte Forest: 63/100 · Santa Cruz: 13/100
Del Monte Forest is 50 points higher.
Del Monte Forest: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Santa Cruz: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Del Monte Forest: 1/100 · Santa Cruz: 1/100
No gap.
Del Monte Forest: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Santa Cruz: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Del Monte Forest: 0/100 · Santa Cruz: 0/100
No gap.
Del Monte Forest: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Santa Cruz: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Del Monte Forest: 8/100 · Santa Cruz: 12/100
Santa Cruz is 4 points higher.
Del Monte Forest: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Santa Cruz: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Del Monte Forest: 8/100 · Santa Cruz: 10/100
Santa Cruz is 2 points higher.
Del Monte Forest: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Santa Cruz: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Del Monte Forest: Unavailable · Santa Cruz: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Del Monte Forest: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Santa Cruz: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Del Monte Forest: 7/100 · Santa Cruz: 58/100
Santa Cruz is 51 points higher.
Del Monte Forest: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Santa Cruz: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Del Monte Forest: 26/100 · Santa Cruz: 23/100
Del Monte Forest is 3 points higher.
Del Monte Forest: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Santa Cruz: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.