City vs city
Merced vs Winton, CA
Merced currently scores 4 points higher overall than Winton, 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
Merced: 23/100 · Winton: 19/100
Merced is 4 points higher.
Flood
Merced: 46/100 · Winton: 26/100
Merced is 20 points higher.
Merced: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.
Winton: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Merced: 4/100 · Winton: 3/100
Merced is 1 points higher.
Merced: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Winton: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Merced: 1/100 · Winton: 1/100
No gap.
Merced: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Winton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Merced: 12/100 · Winton: 4/100
Merced is 8 points higher.
Merced: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Winton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Merced: 2/100 · Winton: 2/100
No gap.
Merced: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Winton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Merced: Unavailable · Winton: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Merced: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Winton: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Merced: 70/100 · Winton: 69/100
Merced is 1 points higher.
Merced: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Winton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Merced: 28/100 · Winton: 28/100
No gap.
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.
Winton: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.