City vs city
Indian Wells vs San Francisco, CA
Indian Wells and San Francisco are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference in hail.
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 · San Francisco: 25/100
No gap.
Flood
Indian Wells: 42/100 · San Francisco: 26/100
Indian Wells is 16 points higher.
Indian Wells: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
San Francisco: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Indian Wells: 6/100 · San Francisco: 2/100
Indian Wells is 4 points higher.
Indian Wells: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
San Francisco: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Indian Wells: 5/100 · San Francisco: 0/100
Indian Wells is 5 points higher.
Indian Wells: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
San Francisco: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Indian Wells: 0/100 · San Francisco: 0/100
No gap.
Indian Wells: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
San Francisco: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Indian Wells: 1/100 · San Francisco: 18/100
San Francisco is 17 points higher.
Indian Wells: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
San Francisco: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Indian Wells: Unavailable · San Francisco: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Indian Wells: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
San Francisco: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Indian Wells: 68/100 · San Francisco: 52/100
Indian Wells is 16 points higher.
Indian Wells: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
San Francisco: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Indian Wells: 26/100 · San Francisco: 25/100
Indian Wells 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.
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.