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Lancaster vs San Jose, CA

San Jose currently scores 1 points higher overall than Lancaster, with the largest gap in wildfire.

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Lancaster

21/100

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San Jose

22/100

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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

Lancaster: 21/100 · San Jose: 22/100

San Jose is 1 points higher.

Flood

Lancaster: 37/100 · San Jose: 37/100

No gap.

Lancaster: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.

San Jose: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Lancaster: 5/100 · San Jose: 2/100

Lancaster is 3 points higher.

Lancaster: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

San Jose: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Lancaster: 2/100 · San Jose: 0/100

Lancaster is 2 points higher.

Lancaster: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

San Jose: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Lancaster: 4/100 · San Jose: 8/100

San Jose is 4 points higher.

Lancaster: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

San Jose: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Lancaster: 4/100 · San Jose: 2/100

Lancaster is 2 points higher.

Lancaster: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

San Jose: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Lancaster: Unavailable · San Jose: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Lancaster: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

San Jose: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Lancaster: 73/100 · San Jose: 59/100

Lancaster is 14 points higher.

Lancaster: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

San Jose: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Lancaster: 22/100 · San Jose: 24/100

San Jose is 2 points higher.

Lancaster: 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.