City vs city
Ford City vs Santa Maria, CA
Santa Maria currently scores 7 points higher overall than Ford City, 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
Ford City: 18/100 · Santa Maria: 25/100
Santa Maria is 7 points higher.
Flood
Ford City: 29/100 · Santa Maria: 41/100
Santa Maria is 12 points higher.
Ford City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Santa Maria: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Ford City: 3/100 · Santa Maria: 2/100
Ford City is 1 points higher.
Ford City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Santa Maria: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Ford City: 2/100 · Santa Maria: 0/100
Ford City is 2 points higher.
Ford City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Santa Maria: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Ford City: 8/100 · Santa Maria: 4/100
Ford City is 4 points higher.
Ford City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Santa Maria: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Ford City: 6/100 · Santa Maria: 0/100
Ford City is 6 points higher.
Ford City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Santa Maria: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Ford City: Unavailable · Santa Maria: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Ford City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Santa Maria: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Ford City: 58/100 · Santa Maria: 63/100
Santa Maria is 5 points higher.
Ford City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Santa Maria: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Ford City: 22/100 · Santa Maria: 14/100
Ford City is 8 points higher.
Ford City: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Santa Maria: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.