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Fairfax vs Sacramento, CA

Fairfax currently scores 4 points higher overall than Sacramento, with the largest gap in wildfire.

Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.

Fairfax

29/100

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Sacramento

25/100

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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

Fairfax: 29/100 · Sacramento: 25/100

Fairfax is 4 points higher.

Flood

Fairfax: 41/100 · Sacramento: 32/100

Fairfax is 9 points higher.

Fairfax: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.

Sacramento: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Fairfax: 2/100 · Sacramento: 4/100

Sacramento is 2 points higher.

Fairfax: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Sacramento: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Fairfax: 0/100 · Sacramento: 0/100

No gap.

Fairfax: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Sacramento: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Fairfax: 0/100 · Sacramento: 4/100

Sacramento is 4 points higher.

Fairfax: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Sacramento: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Fairfax: 18/100 · Sacramento: 7/100

Fairfax is 11 points higher.

Fairfax: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Sacramento: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Fairfax: Unavailable · Sacramento: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Fairfax: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Sacramento: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Fairfax: 57/100 · Sacramento: 76/100

Sacramento is 19 points higher.

Fairfax: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Sacramento: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Fairfax: 26/100 · Sacramento: 27/100

Sacramento is 1 points higher.

Fairfax: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.

Sacramento: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.