City vs city
Foster City vs Redwood City, CA
Foster City and Redwood City are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference 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
Foster City: 28/100 · Redwood City: 28/100
No gap.
Flood
Foster City: 56/100 · Redwood City: 56/100
No gap.
Foster City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 21 features intersect this tile.
Redwood City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 21 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Foster City: 2/100 · Redwood City: 2/100
No gap.
Foster City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Redwood City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Foster City: 0/100 · Redwood City: 0/100
No gap.
Foster City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Redwood City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Foster City: 0/100 · Redwood City: 0/100
No gap.
Foster City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Redwood City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Foster City: 5/100 · Redwood City: 5/100
No gap.
Foster City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Redwood City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Foster City: Unavailable · Redwood City: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Foster City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Redwood City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Foster City: 53/100 · Redwood City: 53/100
No gap.
Foster City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Redwood City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Foster City: 22/100 · Redwood City: 22/100
No gap.
Foster 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.
Redwood 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.