City vs city
Folsom vs South Lake Tahoe, CA
South Lake Tahoe currently scores 1 points higher overall than Folsom, with the largest gap in hail.
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
Folsom: 22/100 · South Lake Tahoe: 23/100
South Lake Tahoe is 1 points higher.
Flood
Folsom: 31/100 · South Lake Tahoe: 25/100
Folsom is 6 points higher.
Folsom: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
South Lake Tahoe: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Folsom: 4/100 · South Lake Tahoe: 5/100
South Lake Tahoe is 1 points higher.
Folsom: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
South Lake Tahoe: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Folsom: 1/100 · South Lake Tahoe: 5/100
South Lake Tahoe is 4 points higher.
Folsom: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
South Lake Tahoe: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Folsom: 8/100 · South Lake Tahoe: 0/100
Folsom is 8 points higher.
Folsom: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
South Lake Tahoe: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Folsom: 6/100 · South Lake Tahoe: 22/100
South Lake Tahoe is 16 points higher.
Folsom: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
South Lake Tahoe: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Folsom: Unavailable · South Lake Tahoe: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Folsom: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
South Lake Tahoe: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Folsom: 79/100 · South Lake Tahoe: 63/100
Folsom is 16 points higher.
Folsom: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
South Lake Tahoe: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Folsom: 28/100 · South Lake Tahoe: 18/100
Folsom is 10 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.
South Lake Tahoe: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.