Highest risk cities in California
Highest flood risk cities in California
Ranked city list for flood-prone areas, based on 1592/1592 eligible cities evaluated. Open any city to view local risk details and live outlook context.
P85-based state reference
Flood score
51/100
Updated Mon, Sep 21, 2:54 PM.
1592/1592 eligible cities evaluated
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Top 25 cities by flood score from 1592 evaluated locations.
#1
Bethel Island, CA
49 points above the state reference
#2
Courtland, CA
49 points above the state reference
#3
Hood, CA
49 points above the state reference
#4
Knights Landing, CA
49 points above the state reference
#5
Nicolaus, CA
49 points above the state reference
#6
San Diego, CA
49 points above the state reference
#7
Thornton, CA
49 points above the state reference
#8
Princeton, CA
48 points above the state reference
#9
Terminous, CA
48 points above the state reference
#10
Walnut Grove, CA
48 points above the state reference
#11
Isleton, CA
47 points above the state reference
#12
Bear Creek, CA
45 points above the state reference
#13
Colusa, CA
45 points above the state reference
#14
Planada, CA
44 points above the state reference
#15
Tuttle, CA
44 points above the state reference
#16
Clarksburg, CA
41 points above the state reference
#17
Di Giorgio, CA
41 points above the state reference
#18
Edmundson Acres, CA
41 points above the state reference
#19
El Macero, CA
41 points above the state reference
#20
Freeport, CA
41 points above the state reference
#21
West Sacramento, CA
38 points above the state reference
#22
East Nicolaus, CA
37 points above the state reference
#23
Mountain View, CA
37 points above the state reference
#24
Plumas Lake, CA
37 points above the state reference
#25
Rio Oso, CA
37 points above the state reference
How this ranking works
Rankings use HomeRiskIQ weather risk data across1592/1592 eligible cities evaluated.
Scores are normalized to a 0-100 scale. The state benchmark is a p85-based state reference, not an arithmetic average.
City entries link to hazard-specific pages where available, otherwise to the city overview.