City vs city
Isla Vista vs Riverside, CA
Riverside currently scores 10 points higher overall than Isla Vista, 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 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
Isla Vista: 22/100 · Riverside: 32/100
Riverside is 10 points higher.
Flood
Isla Vista: 41/100 · Riverside: 43/100
Riverside is 2 points higher.
Isla Vista: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Riverside: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 23 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Isla Vista: 2/100 · Riverside: 5/100
Riverside is 3 points higher.
Isla Vista: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Riverside: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Isla Vista: 0/100 · Riverside: 2/100
Riverside is 2 points higher.
Isla Vista: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Riverside: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Isla Vista: 12/100 · Riverside: 0/100
Isla Vista is 12 points higher.
Isla Vista: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Riverside: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Isla Vista: 0/100 · Riverside: 0/100
No gap.
Isla Vista: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Riverside: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Isla Vista: Unavailable · Riverside: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Isla Vista: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Riverside: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Isla Vista: 37/100 · Riverside: 76/100
Riverside is 39 points higher.
Isla Vista: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Riverside: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Isla Vista: 20/100 · Riverside: 32/100
Riverside is 12 points higher.
Isla Vista: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Riverside: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.