City vs city
Huntington Beach vs San Francisco, CA
San Francisco currently scores 10 points higher overall than Huntington Beach, with the largest gap in wildfire.
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 is a current EPA AirNow signal; 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
Huntington Beach: 15/100 · San Francisco: 25/100
San Francisco is 10 points higher.
Flood
Huntington Beach: 28/100 · San Francisco: 26/100
Huntington Beach is 2 points higher.
Huntington Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
San Francisco: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Huntington Beach: 4/100 · San Francisco: 2/100
Huntington Beach is 2 points higher.
Huntington Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
San Francisco: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Huntington Beach: 0/100 · San Francisco: 0/100
No gap.
Huntington Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
San Francisco: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Huntington Beach: 0/100 · San Francisco: 0/100
No gap.
Huntington Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
San Francisco: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Huntington Beach: 4/100 · San Francisco: 18/100
San Francisco is 14 points higher.
Huntington Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
San Francisco: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Huntington Beach: Unavailable · San Francisco: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Huntington Beach: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
San Francisco: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Huntington Beach: 13/100 · San Francisco: 52/100
San Francisco is 39 points higher.
Huntington Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
San Francisco: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Huntington Beach: 26/100 · San Francisco: 25/100
Huntington Beach is 1 points higher.
Huntington Beach: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
San Francisco: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.