City vs city
Nevada City vs Sacramento, CA
Nevada City currently scores 11 points higher overall than Sacramento, 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
Nevada City: 36/100 · Sacramento: 25/100
Nevada City is 11 points higher.
Flood
Nevada City: 26/100 · Sacramento: 32/100
Sacramento is 6 points higher.
Nevada City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Sacramento: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Nevada City: 4/100 · Sacramento: 4/100
No gap.
Nevada City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Sacramento: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Nevada City: 1/100 · Sacramento: 0/100
Nevada City is 1 points higher.
Nevada City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Sacramento: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Nevada City: 0/100 · Sacramento: 4/100
Sacramento is 4 points higher.
Nevada City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sacramento: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Nevada City: 3/100 · Sacramento: 7/100
Sacramento is 4 points higher.
Nevada City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sacramento: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Nevada City: Unavailable · Sacramento: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Nevada City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Sacramento: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Nevada City: 84/100 · Sacramento: 76/100
Nevada City is 8 points higher.
Nevada City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Sacramento: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Nevada City: 100/100 · Sacramento: 27/100
Nevada City is 73 points higher.
Nevada City: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Sacramento: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.