City vs city
McFarland vs Porterville, CA
McFarland currently scores 2 points higher overall than Porterville, 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 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
McFarland: 26/100 · Porterville: 24/100
McFarland is 2 points higher.
Flood
McFarland: 74/100 · Porterville: 38/100
McFarland is 36 points higher.
McFarland: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Porterville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
McFarland: 4/100 · Porterville: 4/100
No gap.
McFarland: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Porterville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
McFarland: 2/100 · Porterville: 2/100
No gap.
McFarland: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Porterville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
McFarland: 4/100 · Porterville: 0/100
McFarland is 4 points higher.
McFarland: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Porterville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
McFarland: 0/100 · Porterville: 6/100
Porterville is 6 points higher.
McFarland: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Porterville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
McFarland: Unavailable · Porterville: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
McFarland: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Porterville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
McFarland: 44/100 · Porterville: 72/100
Porterville is 28 points higher.
McFarland: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Porterville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
McFarland: 26/100 · Porterville: 19/100
McFarland is 7 points higher.
McFarland: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Porterville: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.