City vs city

Huntington Beach vs San Jose, CA

San Jose currently scores 7 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.

Huntington Beach

15/100

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San Jose

22/100

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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 Jose: 22/100

San Jose is 7 points higher.

Flood

Huntington Beach: 28/100 · San Jose: 37/100

San Jose is 9 points higher.

Huntington Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.

San Jose: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Huntington Beach: 4/100 · San Jose: 2/100

Huntington Beach is 2 points higher.

Huntington Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

San Jose: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Huntington Beach: 0/100 · San Jose: 0/100

No gap.

Huntington Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

San Jose: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Huntington Beach: 0/100 · San Jose: 8/100

San Jose is 8 points higher.

Huntington Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

San Jose: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Huntington Beach: 4/100 · San Jose: 2/100

Huntington Beach is 2 points higher.

Huntington Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

San Jose: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Huntington Beach: Unavailable · San Jose: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Huntington Beach: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

San Jose: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Huntington Beach: 13/100 · San Jose: 59/100

San Jose is 46 points higher.

Huntington Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

San Jose: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Huntington Beach: 26/100 · San Jose: 24/100

Huntington Beach is 2 points higher.

Huntington Beach: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

San Jose: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.