City vs city
Empire vs Turlock, CA
Empire currently scores 4 points higher overall than Turlock, with the largest gap in tornado.
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
Empire: 24/100 · Turlock: 20/100
Empire is 4 points higher.
Flood
Empire: 40/100 · Turlock: 26/100
Empire is 14 points higher.
Empire: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Turlock: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Empire: 3/100 · Turlock: 3/100
No gap.
Empire: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Turlock: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Empire: 1/100 · Turlock: 1/100
No gap.
Empire: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Turlock: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Empire: 38/100 · Turlock: 8/100
Empire is 30 points higher.
Empire: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Turlock: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Empire: 1/100 · Turlock: 1/100
No gap.
Empire: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Turlock: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Empire: Unavailable · Turlock: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Empire: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Turlock: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Empire: 60/100 · Turlock: 73/100
Turlock is 13 points higher.
Empire: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Turlock: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Empire: 26/100 · Turlock: 28/100
Turlock is 2 points higher.
Empire: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Turlock: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.