City vs city
Monterey vs Watsonville, CA
Watsonville currently scores 6 points higher overall than Monterey, with the largest gap in wildfire.
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
Monterey: 21/100 · Watsonville: 27/100
Watsonville is 6 points higher.
Flood
Monterey: 33/100 · Watsonville: 46/100
Watsonville is 13 points higher.
Monterey: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Watsonville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Monterey: 1/100 · Watsonville: 2/100
Watsonville is 1 points higher.
Monterey: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Watsonville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Monterey: 0/100 · Watsonville: 0/100
No gap.
Monterey: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Watsonville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Monterey: 0/100 · Watsonville: 15/100
Watsonville is 15 points higher.
Monterey: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Watsonville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Monterey: 8/100 · Watsonville: 8/100
No gap.
Monterey: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Watsonville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Monterey: Unavailable · Watsonville: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Monterey: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Watsonville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Monterey: 37/100 · Watsonville: 69/100
Watsonville is 32 points higher.
Monterey: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Watsonville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Monterey: 26/100 · Watsonville: 23/100
Monterey is 3 points higher.
Monterey: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Watsonville: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.