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Malibu vs San Francisco, CA

Malibu currently scores 3 points higher overall than San Francisco, with the largest gap in flood.

Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.

Malibu

28/100

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San Francisco

25/100

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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 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

Malibu: 28/100 · San Francisco: 25/100

Malibu is 3 points higher.

Flood

Malibu: 53/100 · San Francisco: 26/100

Malibu is 27 points higher.

Malibu: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.

San Francisco: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Malibu: 3/100 · San Francisco: 2/100

Malibu is 1 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Malibu: 0/100 · San Francisco: 0/100

No gap.

Malibu: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

San Francisco: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Malibu: 0/100 · San Francisco: 0/100

No gap.

Malibu: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

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

Hail

Malibu: 2/100 · San Francisco: 18/100

San Francisco is 16 points higher.

Malibu: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

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

Storm surge

Malibu: Unavailable · San Francisco: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Malibu: 65/100 · San Francisco: 52/100

Malibu is 13 points higher.

Malibu: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

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

Ingested air quality

Malibu: 17/100 · San Francisco: 25/100

San Francisco is 8 points higher.

Malibu: 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.