City vs city
Fair Oaks vs Folsom, CA
Fair Oaks currently scores 3 points higher overall than Folsom, 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
Fair Oaks: 25/100 · Folsom: 22/100
Fair Oaks is 3 points higher.
Flood
Fair Oaks: 36/100 · Folsom: 31/100
Fair Oaks is 5 points higher.
Fair Oaks: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Folsom: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Fair Oaks: 4/100 · Folsom: 4/100
No gap.
Fair Oaks: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Folsom: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Fair Oaks: 1/100 · Folsom: 1/100
No gap.
Fair Oaks: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Folsom: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Fair Oaks: 0/100 · Folsom: 8/100
Folsom is 8 points higher.
Fair Oaks: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Folsom: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Fair Oaks: 2/100 · Folsom: 6/100
Folsom is 4 points higher.
Fair Oaks: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Folsom: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Fair Oaks: Unavailable · Folsom: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Fair Oaks: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Folsom: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Fair Oaks: 78/100 · Folsom: 79/100
Folsom is 1 points higher.
Fair Oaks: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Folsom: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Fair Oaks: 28/100 · Folsom: 28/100
No gap.
Fair Oaks: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Folsom: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.