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Folsom vs San Francisco, CA

Folsom currently scores 3 points higher overall than San Francisco, with the largest gap in wildfire.

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

Folsom

22/100

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San Francisco

19/100

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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

Folsom: 22/100 · San Francisco: 19/100

Folsom is 3 points higher.

Flood

Folsom: 31/100 · San Francisco: 56/100

San Francisco is 25 points higher.

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

San Francisco: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 16 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Folsom: 4/100 · San Francisco: 2/100

Folsom is 2 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Folsom: 1/100 · San Francisco: 0/100

Folsom is 1 points higher.

Folsom: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

San Francisco: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Folsom: 8/100 · San Francisco: 0/100

Folsom is 8 points higher.

Folsom: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

San Francisco: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Folsom: 6/100 · San Francisco: 3/100

Folsom is 3 points higher.

Folsom: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

San Francisco: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Folsom: Unavailable · San Francisco: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Folsom: 79/100 · San Francisco: 8/100

Folsom is 71 points higher.

Folsom: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

San Francisco: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Folsom: 28/100 · San Francisco: 25/100

Folsom is 3 points higher.

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.

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