City vs city
El Granada vs San Mateo, CA
San Mateo currently scores 5 points higher overall than El Granada, 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
El Granada: 21/100 · San Mateo: 26/100
San Mateo is 5 points higher.
Flood
El Granada: 28/100 · San Mateo: 40/100
San Mateo is 12 points higher.
El Granada: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
San Mateo: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.
Wind
El Granada: 2/100 · San Mateo: 2/100
No gap.
El Granada: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
San Mateo: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
El Granada: 0/100 · San Mateo: 0/100
No gap.
El Granada: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
San Mateo: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
El Granada: 0/100 · San Mateo: 0/100
No gap.
El Granada: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
San Mateo: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
El Granada: 1/100 · San Mateo: 6/100
San Mateo is 5 points higher.
El Granada: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
San Mateo: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
El Granada: Unavailable · San Mateo: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
El Granada: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
San Mateo: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
El Granada: 48/100 · San Mateo: 59/100
San Mateo is 11 points higher.
El Granada: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
San Mateo: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
El Granada: 24/100 · San Mateo: 23/100
El Granada is 1 points higher.
El Granada: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
San Mateo: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.