City vs city
Montecito vs San Buenaventura, CA
San Buenaventura currently scores 6 points higher overall than Montecito, 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
Montecito: 20/100 · San Buenaventura: 26/100
San Buenaventura is 6 points higher.
Flood
Montecito: 33/100 · San Buenaventura: 55/100
San Buenaventura is 22 points higher.
Montecito: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 19 features intersect this tile.
San Buenaventura: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Montecito: 2/100 · San Buenaventura: 3/100
San Buenaventura is 1 points higher.
Montecito: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
San Buenaventura: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Montecito: 0/100 · San Buenaventura: 0/100
No gap.
Montecito: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
San Buenaventura: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Montecito: 4/100 · San Buenaventura: 4/100
No gap.
Montecito: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
San Buenaventura: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Montecito: 8/100 · San Buenaventura: 0/100
Montecito is 8 points higher.
Montecito: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
San Buenaventura: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Montecito: Unavailable · San Buenaventura: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Montecito: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
San Buenaventura: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Montecito: 52/100 · San Buenaventura: 46/100
Montecito is 6 points higher.
Montecito: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
San Buenaventura: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Montecito: 20/100 · San Buenaventura: 21/100
San Buenaventura is 1 points higher.
Montecito: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
San Buenaventura: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.