City vs city
Mead Valley vs Sacramento, CA
Mead Valley and Sacramento are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference in tornado.
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
Mead Valley: 25/100 · Sacramento: 25/100
No gap.
Flood
Mead Valley: 29/100 · Sacramento: 32/100
Sacramento is 3 points higher.
Mead Valley: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Sacramento: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Mead Valley: 5/100 · Sacramento: 4/100
Mead Valley is 1 points higher.
Mead Valley: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Sacramento: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Mead Valley: 2/100 · Sacramento: 0/100
Mead Valley is 2 points higher.
Mead Valley: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Sacramento: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Mead Valley: 23/100 · Sacramento: 4/100
Mead Valley is 19 points higher.
Mead Valley: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sacramento: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Mead Valley: 6/100 · Sacramento: 7/100
Sacramento is 1 points higher.
Mead Valley: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sacramento: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Mead Valley: Unavailable · Sacramento: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Mead Valley: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Sacramento: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Mead Valley: 79/100 · Sacramento: 76/100
Mead Valley is 3 points higher.
Mead Valley: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Sacramento: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Mead Valley: 28/100 · Sacramento: 27/100
Mead Valley is 1 points higher.
Mead Valley: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Sacramento: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.