City vs city
Fresno vs Squaw Valley, CA
Fresno currently scores 11 points higher overall than Squaw Valley, with the largest gap in tornado.
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
Fresno: 31/100 · Squaw Valley: 20/100
Fresno is 11 points higher.
Flood
Fresno: 51/100 · Squaw Valley: 26/100
Fresno is 25 points higher.
Fresno: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Squaw Valley: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Fresno: 4/100 · Squaw Valley: 5/100
Squaw Valley is 1 points higher.
Fresno: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Squaw Valley: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Fresno: 1/100 · Squaw Valley: 2/100
Squaw Valley is 1 points higher.
Fresno: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Squaw Valley: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Fresno: 38/100 · Squaw Valley: 0/100
Fresno is 38 points higher.
Fresno: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Squaw Valley: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Fresno: 17/100 · Squaw Valley: 1/100
Fresno is 16 points higher.
Fresno: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Squaw Valley: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Fresno: Unavailable · Squaw Valley: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Fresno: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Squaw Valley: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Fresno: 78/100 · Squaw Valley: 65/100
Fresno is 13 points higher.
Fresno: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Squaw Valley: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Fresno: 28/100 · Squaw Valley: 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.
Squaw Valley: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.