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Folsom vs Gold River, CA

Gold River currently scores 3 points higher overall than Folsom, with the largest gap in tornado.

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Folsom

22/100

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Gold River

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 is a current EPA AirNow signal; 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

Folsom: 22/100 · Gold River: 25/100

Gold River is 3 points higher.

Flood

Folsom: 31/100 · Gold River: 36/100

Gold River is 5 points higher.

Folsom: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.

Gold River: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Folsom: 4/100 · Gold River: 4/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Folsom: 1/100 · Gold River: 1/100

No gap.

Folsom: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Gold River: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Folsom: 8/100 · Gold River: 0/100

Folsom is 8 points higher.

Folsom: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Gold River: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Folsom: 6/100 · Gold River: 2/100

Folsom is 4 points higher.

Folsom: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Gold River: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Folsom: Unavailable · Gold River: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Folsom: 79/100 · Gold River: 78/100

Folsom is 1 points higher.

Folsom: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Gold River: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Folsom: 28/100 · Gold River: 28/100

No gap.

Folsom: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

Gold River: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.