City vs city
Merced vs Yosemite Valley, CA
Merced currently scores 1 points higher overall than Yosemite Valley, 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 · Yosemite Valley: 22/100
Merced is 1 points higher.
Flood
Merced: 46/100 · Yosemite Valley: 28/100
Merced is 18 points higher.
Merced: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.
Yosemite Valley: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Merced: 4/100 · Yosemite Valley: 5/100
Yosemite Valley is 1 points higher.
Merced: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Yosemite Valley: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Merced: 1/100 · Yosemite Valley: 3/100
Yosemite Valley is 2 points higher.
Merced: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Yosemite Valley: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Merced: 12/100 · Yosemite Valley: 0/100
Merced is 12 points higher.
Merced: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Yosemite Valley: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Merced: 2/100 · Yosemite Valley: 7/100
Yosemite Valley is 5 points higher.
Merced: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Yosemite Valley: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Merced: Unavailable · Yosemite Valley: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Merced: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Yosemite Valley: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Merced: 70/100 · Yosemite Valley: 66/100
Merced is 4 points higher.
Merced: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Yosemite Valley: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Merced: 28/100 · Yosemite Valley: 22/100
Merced is 6 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.
Yosemite 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.