City vs city
Merced vs North Fork, CA
Merced and North Fork are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference 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
Merced: 23/100 · North Fork: 23/100
No gap.
Flood
Merced: 46/100 · North Fork: 26/100
Merced is 20 points higher.
Merced: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.
North Fork: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Merced: 4/100 · North Fork: 4/100
No gap.
Merced: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
North Fork: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Merced: 1/100 · North Fork: 2/100
North Fork is 1 points higher.
Merced: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
North Fork: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Merced: 12/100 · North Fork: 0/100
Merced is 12 points higher.
Merced: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
North Fork: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Merced: 2/100 · North Fork: 2/100
No gap.
Merced: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
North Fork: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Merced: Unavailable · North Fork: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Merced: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
North Fork: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Merced: 70/100 · North Fork: 78/100
North Fork is 8 points higher.
Merced: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
North Fork: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Merced: 28/100 · North Fork: 27/100
Merced is 1 points higher.
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.
North Fork: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.