City vs city
Modesto vs Rancho Calaveras, CA
Modesto currently scores 3 points higher overall than Rancho Calaveras, with the largest gap in ingested air quality.
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
Modesto: 21/100 · Rancho Calaveras: 18/100
Modesto is 3 points higher.
Flood
Modesto: 31/100 · Rancho Calaveras: 36/100
Rancho Calaveras is 5 points higher.
Modesto: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Rancho Calaveras: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Modesto: 3/100 · Rancho Calaveras: 4/100
Rancho Calaveras is 1 points higher.
Modesto: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Rancho Calaveras: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Modesto: 1/100 · Rancho Calaveras: 1/100
No gap.
Modesto: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Rancho Calaveras: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Modesto: 0/100 · Rancho Calaveras: 4/100
Rancho Calaveras is 4 points higher.
Modesto: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Rancho Calaveras: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Modesto: 1/100 · Rancho Calaveras: 3/100
Rancho Calaveras is 2 points higher.
Modesto: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Rancho Calaveras: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Modesto: Unavailable · Rancho Calaveras: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Modesto: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Rancho Calaveras: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Modesto: 61/100 · Rancho Calaveras: 62/100
Rancho Calaveras is 1 points higher.
Modesto: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Rancho Calaveras: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Modesto: 26/100 · Rancho Calaveras: 19/100
Modesto is 7 points higher.
Modesto: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Rancho Calaveras: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.