City vs city
El Cerrito vs Oakland, CA
El Cerrito currently scores 3 points higher overall than Oakland, 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
El Cerrito: 24/100 · Oakland: 21/100
El Cerrito is 3 points higher.
Flood
El Cerrito: 50/100 · Oakland: 56/100
Oakland is 6 points higher.
El Cerrito: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 18 features intersect this tile.
Oakland: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 20 features intersect this tile.
Wind
El Cerrito: 2/100 · Oakland: 2/100
No gap.
El Cerrito: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Oakland: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
El Cerrito: 0/100 · Oakland: 0/100
No gap.
El Cerrito: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Oakland: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
El Cerrito: 4/100 · Oakland: 0/100
El Cerrito is 4 points higher.
El Cerrito: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Oakland: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
El Cerrito: 2/100 · Oakland: 15/100
Oakland is 13 points higher.
El Cerrito: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Oakland: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
El Cerrito: Unavailable · Oakland: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
El Cerrito: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Oakland: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
El Cerrito: 58/100 · Oakland: 10/100
El Cerrito is 48 points higher.
El Cerrito: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Oakland: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
El Cerrito: 26/100 · Oakland: 24/100
El Cerrito is 2 points higher.
El Cerrito: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Oakland: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.