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City vs city

El Centro vs San Jose, CA

San Jose currently scores 10 points higher overall than El Centro, with the largest gap in flood.

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El Centro

20/100

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San Jose

30/100

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Hazard breakdown

Overall

El Centro: 20/100 · San Jose: 30/100

San Jose is 10 points higher.

Flood

El Centro: 30/100 · San Jose: 48/100

San Jose is 18 points higher.

Wind

El Centro: 7/100 · San Jose: 2/100

El Centro is 5 points higher.

Lightning

El Centro: 8/100 · San Jose: 0/100

El Centro is 8 points higher.

Tornado

El Centro: 0/100 · San Jose: 0/100

No gap.

Hail

El Centro: 18/100 · San Jose: 11/100

El Centro is 7 points higher.

Storm surge

El Centro: 0/100 · San Jose: 0/100

No gap.