City vs city
Gold River vs Sacramento, CA
Gold River and Sacramento are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference 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
Gold River: 25/100 · Sacramento: 25/100
No gap.
Flood
Gold River: 36/100 · Sacramento: 32/100
Gold River is 4 points higher.
Gold River: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Sacramento: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Gold River: 4/100 · Sacramento: 4/100
No gap.
Gold River: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Sacramento: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Gold River: 1/100 · Sacramento: 0/100
Gold River is 1 points higher.
Gold River: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Sacramento: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Gold River: 0/100 · Sacramento: 4/100
Sacramento is 4 points higher.
Gold River: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sacramento: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Gold River: 2/100 · Sacramento: 7/100
Sacramento is 5 points higher.
Gold River: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sacramento: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Gold River: Unavailable · Sacramento: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Gold River: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Sacramento: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Gold River: 78/100 · Sacramento: 76/100
Gold River is 2 points higher.
Gold River: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Sacramento: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Gold River: 28/100 · Sacramento: 27/100
Gold River is 1 points higher.
Gold River: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Sacramento: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.