City vs city
Madera vs Merced, CA
Madera currently scores 2 points higher overall than Merced, 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
Madera: 25/100 · Merced: 23/100
Madera is 2 points higher.
Flood
Madera: 51/100 · Merced: 46/100
Madera is 5 points higher.
Madera: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Merced: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Madera: 4/100 · Merced: 4/100
No gap.
Madera: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Merced: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Madera: 1/100 · Merced: 1/100
No gap.
Madera: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Merced: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Madera: 12/100 · Merced: 12/100
No gap.
Madera: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Merced: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Madera: 6/100 · Merced: 2/100
Madera is 4 points higher.
Madera: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Merced: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Madera: Unavailable · Merced: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Madera: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Merced: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Madera: 77/100 · Merced: 70/100
Madera is 7 points higher.
Madera: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Merced: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Madera: 27/100 · Merced: 28/100
Merced is 1 points higher.
Madera: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Merced: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.