City vs city
Firebaugh vs Merced, CA
Firebaugh currently scores 3 points higher overall than Merced, 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
Firebaugh: 26/100 · Merced: 23/100
Firebaugh is 3 points higher.
Flood
Firebaugh: 79/100 · Merced: 46/100
Firebaugh is 33 points higher.
Firebaugh: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Merced: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Firebaugh: 3/100 · Merced: 4/100
Merced is 1 points higher.
Firebaugh: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Merced: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Firebaugh: 1/100 · Merced: 1/100
No gap.
Firebaugh: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Merced: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Firebaugh: 8/100 · Merced: 12/100
Merced is 4 points higher.
Firebaugh: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Merced: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Firebaugh: 5/100 · Merced: 2/100
Firebaugh is 3 points higher.
Firebaugh: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Merced: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Firebaugh: Unavailable · Merced: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Firebaugh: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Merced: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Firebaugh: 67/100 · Merced: 70/100
Merced is 3 points higher.
Firebaugh: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Merced: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Firebaugh: 22/100 · Merced: 28/100
Merced is 6 points higher.
Firebaugh: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Merced: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.