City vs city
El Dorado Hills vs South Lake Tahoe, CA
El Dorado Hills and South Lake Tahoe are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference in hail.
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 Dorado Hills: 23/100 · South Lake Tahoe: 23/100
No gap.
Flood
El Dorado Hills: 28/100 · South Lake Tahoe: 25/100
El Dorado Hills is 3 points higher.
El Dorado Hills: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
South Lake Tahoe: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
El Dorado Hills: 4/100 · South Lake Tahoe: 5/100
South Lake Tahoe is 1 points higher.
El Dorado Hills: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
South Lake Tahoe: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
El Dorado Hills: 1/100 · South Lake Tahoe: 5/100
South Lake Tahoe is 4 points higher.
El Dorado Hills: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
South Lake Tahoe: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
El Dorado Hills: 0/100 · South Lake Tahoe: 0/100
No gap.
El Dorado Hills: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
South Lake Tahoe: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
El Dorado Hills: 1/100 · South Lake Tahoe: 22/100
South Lake Tahoe is 21 points higher.
El Dorado Hills: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
South Lake Tahoe: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
El Dorado Hills: Unavailable · South Lake Tahoe: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
El Dorado Hills: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
South Lake Tahoe: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
El Dorado Hills: 73/100 · South Lake Tahoe: 63/100
El Dorado Hills is 10 points higher.
El Dorado Hills: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
South Lake Tahoe: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
El Dorado Hills: 28/100 · South Lake Tahoe: 18/100
El Dorado Hills is 10 points higher.
El Dorado Hills: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
South Lake Tahoe: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.