City vs city
El Verano vs Novato, CA
El Verano currently scores 7 points higher overall than Novato, 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 Verano: 36/100 · Novato: 29/100
El Verano is 7 points higher.
Flood
El Verano: 47/100 · Novato: 51/100
Novato is 4 points higher.
El Verano: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Novato: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Wind
El Verano: 2/100 · Novato: 2/100
No gap.
El Verano: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Novato: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
El Verano: 0/100 · Novato: 0/100
No gap.
El Verano: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Novato: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
El Verano: 0/100 · Novato: 0/100
No gap.
El Verano: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Novato: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
El Verano: 0/100 · Novato: 6/100
Novato is 6 points higher.
El Verano: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Novato: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
El Verano: Unavailable · Novato: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
El Verano: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Novato: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
El Verano: 69/100 · Novato: 58/100
El Verano is 11 points higher.
El Verano: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Novato: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
El Verano: 26/100 · Novato: 26/100
No gap.
El Verano: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Novato: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.