City vs city
Hillcrest vs Porterville, CA
Porterville currently scores 3 points higher overall than Hillcrest, 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
Hillcrest: 21/100 · Porterville: 24/100
Porterville is 3 points higher.
Flood
Hillcrest: 32/100 · Porterville: 38/100
Porterville is 6 points higher.
Hillcrest: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Porterville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Hillcrest: 4/100 · Porterville: 4/100
No gap.
Hillcrest: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Porterville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Hillcrest: 2/100 · Porterville: 2/100
No gap.
Hillcrest: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Porterville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Hillcrest: 8/100 · Porterville: 0/100
Hillcrest is 8 points higher.
Hillcrest: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Porterville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Hillcrest: 10/100 · Porterville: 6/100
Hillcrest is 4 points higher.
Hillcrest: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Porterville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Hillcrest: Unavailable · Porterville: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Hillcrest: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Porterville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Hillcrest: 64/100 · Porterville: 72/100
Porterville is 8 points higher.
Hillcrest: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Porterville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Hillcrest: 26/100 · Porterville: 19/100
Hillcrest is 7 points higher.
Hillcrest: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Porterville: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.