City vs city
Lake Isabella vs San Jose, CA
Lake Isabella currently scores 3 points higher overall than San Jose, with the largest gap 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 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
Lake Isabella: 25/100 · San Jose: 22/100
Lake Isabella is 3 points higher.
Flood
Lake Isabella: 51/100 · San Jose: 37/100
Lake Isabella is 14 points higher.
Lake Isabella: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
San Jose: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Lake Isabella: 5/100 · San Jose: 2/100
Lake Isabella is 3 points higher.
Lake Isabella: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
San Jose: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Lake Isabella: 3/100 · San Jose: 0/100
Lake Isabella is 3 points higher.
Lake Isabella: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
San Jose: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Lake Isabella: 0/100 · San Jose: 8/100
San Jose is 8 points higher.
Lake Isabella: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
San Jose: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Lake Isabella: 3/100 · San Jose: 2/100
Lake Isabella is 1 points higher.
Lake Isabella: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
San Jose: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Lake Isabella: Unavailable · San Jose: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Lake Isabella: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
San Jose: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Lake Isabella: 69/100 · San Jose: 59/100
Lake Isabella is 10 points higher.
Lake Isabella: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
San Jose: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Lake Isabella: 17/100 · San Jose: 24/100
San Jose is 7 points higher.
Lake Isabella: 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.