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Fresno vs Mendota, CA

Fresno currently scores 6 points higher overall than Mendota, with the largest gap in tornado.

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Fresno

31/100

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Mendota

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 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

Fresno: 31/100 · Mendota: 25/100

Fresno is 6 points higher.

Flood

Fresno: 51/100 · Mendota: 82/100

Mendota is 31 points higher.

Fresno: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.

Mendota: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Fresno: 4/100 · Mendota: 3/100

Fresno is 1 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Fresno: 1/100 · Mendota: 1/100

No gap.

Fresno: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Mendota: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Fresno: 38/100 · Mendota: 4/100

Fresno is 34 points higher.

Fresno: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Mendota: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Fresno: 17/100 · Mendota: 5/100

Fresno is 12 points higher.

Fresno: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Mendota: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Fresno: Unavailable · Mendota: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Fresno: 78/100 · Mendota: 59/100

Fresno is 19 points higher.

Fresno: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Mendota: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Fresno: 28/100 · Mendota: 20/100

Fresno is 8 points higher.

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

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