City vs city
East Palo Alto vs Riverside, CA
East Palo Alto and Riverside are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference 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
East Palo Alto: 32/100 · Riverside: 32/100
No gap.
Flood
East Palo Alto: 68/100 · Riverside: 43/100
East Palo Alto is 25 points higher.
East Palo Alto: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 20 features intersect this tile.
Riverside: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 23 features intersect this tile.
Wind
East Palo Alto: 2/100 · Riverside: 5/100
Riverside is 3 points higher.
East Palo Alto: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Riverside: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
East Palo Alto: 0/100 · Riverside: 2/100
Riverside is 2 points higher.
East Palo Alto: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Riverside: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
East Palo Alto: 0/100 · Riverside: 0/100
No gap.
East Palo Alto: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Riverside: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
East Palo Alto: 4/100 · Riverside: 0/100
East Palo Alto is 4 points higher.
East Palo Alto: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Riverside: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
East Palo Alto: Unavailable · Riverside: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
East Palo Alto: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Riverside: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
East Palo Alto: 62/100 · Riverside: 76/100
Riverside is 14 points higher.
East Palo Alto: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Riverside: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
East Palo Alto: 22/100 · Riverside: 32/100
Riverside is 10 points higher.
East Palo Alto: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Riverside: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.