City vs city
Indian Wells vs Sacramento, CA
Indian Wells and Sacramento are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference 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
Indian Wells: 25/100 · Sacramento: 25/100
No gap.
Flood
Indian Wells: 42/100 · Sacramento: 32/100
Indian Wells is 10 points higher.
Indian Wells: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Sacramento: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Indian Wells: 6/100 · Sacramento: 4/100
Indian Wells is 2 points higher.
Indian Wells: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Sacramento: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Indian Wells: 5/100 · Sacramento: 0/100
Indian Wells is 5 points higher.
Indian Wells: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Sacramento: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Indian Wells: 0/100 · Sacramento: 4/100
Sacramento is 4 points higher.
Indian Wells: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sacramento: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Indian Wells: 1/100 · Sacramento: 7/100
Sacramento is 6 points higher.
Indian Wells: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sacramento: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Indian Wells: Unavailable · Sacramento: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Indian Wells: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Sacramento: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Indian Wells: 68/100 · Sacramento: 76/100
Sacramento is 8 points higher.
Indian Wells: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Sacramento: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Indian Wells: 26/100 · Sacramento: 27/100
Sacramento is 1 points higher.
Indian Wells: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Sacramento: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.