City vs city
Lake California vs San Francisco, CA
Lake California currently scores 4 points higher overall than San Francisco, 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
Lake California: 29/100 · San Francisco: 25/100
Lake California is 4 points higher.
Flood
Lake California: 41/100 · San Francisco: 26/100
Lake California is 15 points higher.
Lake California: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
San Francisco: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Lake California: 4/100 · San Francisco: 2/100
Lake California is 2 points higher.
Lake California: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
San Francisco: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Lake California: 4/100 · San Francisco: 0/100
Lake California is 4 points higher.
Lake California: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
San Francisco: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Lake California: 0/100 · San Francisco: 0/100
No gap.
Lake California: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
San Francisco: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Lake California: 12/100 · San Francisco: 18/100
San Francisco is 6 points higher.
Lake California: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
San Francisco: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Lake California: Unavailable · San Francisco: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Lake California: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
San Francisco: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Lake California: 84/100 · San Francisco: 52/100
Lake California is 32 points higher.
Lake California: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
San Francisco: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Lake California: 28/100 · San Francisco: 25/100
Lake California is 3 points higher.
Lake California: 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.