City vs city

Mountain View vs Newark, CA

Newark currently scores 3 points higher overall than Mountain View, with the largest gap in wildfire.

Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.

Mountain View

26/100

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Newark

29/100

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Hazard breakdown

Scores describe each city’s reference grid tile, not every property. A missing model is unavailable, not zero risk. Air quality is a current EPA AirNow signal; 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

Mountain View: 26/100 · Newark: 29/100

Newark is 3 points higher.

Flood

Mountain View: 88/100 · Newark: 58/100

Mountain View is 30 points higher.

Mountain View: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 22 features intersect this tile.

Newark: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 18 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Mountain View: 2/100 · Newark: 2/100

No gap.

Mountain View: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Newark: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Mountain View: 0/100 · Newark: 0/100

No gap.

Mountain View: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Newark: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Mountain View: 0/100 · Newark: 0/100

No gap.

Mountain View: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Newark: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Mountain View: 2/100 · Newark: 1/100

Mountain View is 1 points higher.

Mountain View: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Newark: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Mountain View: Unavailable · Newark: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Mountain View: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Newark: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Mountain View: 15/100 · Newark: 61/100

Newark is 46 points higher.

Mountain View: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Newark: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Mountain View: 25/100 · Newark: 23/100

Mountain View is 2 points higher.

Mountain View: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

Newark: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.