City vs city
Hillsborough vs San Francisco, CA
Hillsborough currently scores 1 points higher overall than San Francisco, 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
Hillsborough: 26/100 · San Francisco: 25/100
Hillsborough is 1 points higher.
Flood
Hillsborough: 40/100 · San Francisco: 26/100
Hillsborough is 14 points higher.
Hillsborough: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.
San Francisco: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Hillsborough: 2/100 · San Francisco: 2/100
No gap.
Hillsborough: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
San Francisco: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Hillsborough: 0/100 · San Francisco: 0/100
No gap.
Hillsborough: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
San Francisco: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Hillsborough: 0/100 · San Francisco: 0/100
No gap.
Hillsborough: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
San Francisco: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Hillsborough: 6/100 · San Francisco: 18/100
San Francisco is 12 points higher.
Hillsborough: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
San Francisco: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Hillsborough: Unavailable · San Francisco: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Hillsborough: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
San Francisco: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Hillsborough: 59/100 · San Francisco: 52/100
Hillsborough is 7 points higher.
Hillsborough: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
San Francisco: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Hillsborough: 23/100 · San Francisco: 25/100
San Francisco is 2 points higher.
Hillsborough: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
San Francisco: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.