City vs city
Guerneville vs Novato, CA
Novato currently scores 4 points higher overall than Guerneville, 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
Guerneville: 25/100 · Novato: 29/100
Novato is 4 points higher.
Flood
Guerneville: 30/100 · Novato: 51/100
Novato is 21 points higher.
Guerneville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Novato: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Guerneville: 2/100 · Novato: 2/100
No gap.
Guerneville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Novato: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Guerneville: 0/100 · Novato: 0/100
No gap.
Guerneville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Novato: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Guerneville: 0/100 · Novato: 0/100
No gap.
Guerneville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Novato: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Guerneville: 3/100 · Novato: 6/100
Novato is 3 points higher.
Guerneville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Novato: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Guerneville: Unavailable · Novato: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Guerneville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Novato: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Guerneville: 67/100 · Novato: 58/100
Guerneville is 9 points higher.
Guerneville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Novato: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Guerneville: 22/100 · Novato: 26/100
Novato is 4 points higher.
Guerneville: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Novato: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.