Highest risk cities in California
Highest overall weather risk cities in California
Ranked city list for general location risk, based on 1592/1592 eligible cities evaluated. Open any city to view local risk details and live outlook context.
P85-based state reference
Overall score
26/100
Updated Mon, Sep 21, 2:54 PM.
1592/1592 eligible cities evaluated
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Top 25 cities by overall score from 1592 evaluated locations.
#1
Isleton, CA
21 points above the state reference
#2
Alleghany, CA
19 points above the state reference
#3
Lucerne, CA
19 points above the state reference
#4
Soda Bay, CA
19 points above the state reference
#5
Alta, CA
17 points above the state reference
#6
Dutch Flat, CA
17 points above the state reference
#7
Graniteville, CA
15 points above the state reference
#8
Courtland, CA
15 points above the state reference
#9
Hood, CA
15 points above the state reference
#10
San Diego, CA
14 points above the state reference
#11
Knights Landing, CA
14 points above the state reference
#12
Nicolaus, CA
14 points above the state reference
#13
Downieville, CA
13 points above the state reference
#14
Goodyears Bar, CA
13 points above the state reference
#15
Lake Wildwood, CA
13 points above the state reference
#16
Smartsville, CA
13 points above the state reference
#17
Clearlake Riviera, CA
13 points above the state reference
#18
Foresthill, CA
13 points above the state reference
#19
Pike, CA
12 points above the state reference
#20
Terminous, CA
12 points above the state reference
#21
Robbins, CA
12 points above the state reference
#22
El Macero, CA
12 points above the state reference
#23
Georgetown, CA
11 points above the state reference
#24
Walnut Grove, CA
11 points above the state reference
#25
Clarksburg, CA
11 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.