City vs city
Dos Palos vs Merced, CA
Dos Palos currently scores 8 points higher overall than Merced, with the largest gap in flood.
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
Dos Palos: 31/100 · Merced: 23/100
Dos Palos is 8 points higher.
Flood
Dos Palos: 26/100 · Merced: 46/100
Merced is 20 points higher.
Dos Palos: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Merced: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Dos Palos: 3/100 · Merced: 4/100
Merced is 1 points higher.
Dos Palos: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Merced: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Dos Palos: 0/100 · Merced: 1/100
Merced is 1 points higher.
Dos Palos: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Merced: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Dos Palos: 0/100 · Merced: 12/100
Merced is 12 points higher.
Dos Palos: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Merced: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Dos Palos: 0/100 · Merced: 2/100
Merced is 2 points higher.
Dos Palos: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Merced: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Dos Palos: Unavailable · Merced: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Dos Palos: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Merced: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Dos Palos: 68/100 · Merced: 70/100
Merced is 2 points higher.
Dos Palos: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Merced: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Dos Palos: 27/100 · Merced: 28/100
Merced is 1 points higher.
Dos Palos: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Merced: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.