City vs city
Hilmar-Irwin vs Merced, CA
Merced currently scores 5 points higher overall than Hilmar-Irwin, 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
Hilmar-Irwin: 18/100 · Merced: 23/100
Merced is 5 points higher.
Flood
Hilmar-Irwin: 26/100 · Merced: 46/100
Merced is 20 points higher.
Hilmar-Irwin: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Merced: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Hilmar-Irwin: 3/100 · Merced: 4/100
Merced is 1 points higher.
Hilmar-Irwin: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Merced: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Hilmar-Irwin: 1/100 · Merced: 1/100
No gap.
Hilmar-Irwin: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Merced: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Hilmar-Irwin: 8/100 · Merced: 12/100
Merced is 4 points higher.
Hilmar-Irwin: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Merced: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Hilmar-Irwin: 1/100 · Merced: 2/100
Merced is 1 points higher.
Hilmar-Irwin: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Merced: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Hilmar-Irwin: Unavailable · Merced: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Hilmar-Irwin: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Merced: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Hilmar-Irwin: 58/100 · Merced: 70/100
Merced is 12 points higher.
Hilmar-Irwin: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Merced: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Hilmar-Irwin: 28/100 · Merced: 28/100
No gap.
Hilmar-Irwin: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Merced: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.