City vs city
Novato vs Riverside, CA
Riverside currently scores 3 points higher overall than Novato, 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
Novato: 29/100 · Riverside: 32/100
Riverside is 3 points higher.
Flood
Novato: 51/100 · Riverside: 43/100
Novato is 8 points higher.
Novato: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Riverside: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 23 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Novato: 2/100 · Riverside: 5/100
Riverside is 3 points higher.
Novato: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Riverside: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Novato: 0/100 · Riverside: 2/100
Riverside is 2 points higher.
Novato: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Riverside: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Novato: 0/100 · Riverside: 0/100
No gap.
Novato: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Riverside: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Novato: 6/100 · Riverside: 0/100
Novato is 6 points higher.
Novato: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Riverside: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Novato: Unavailable · Riverside: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Novato: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Riverside: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Novato: 58/100 · Riverside: 76/100
Riverside is 18 points higher.
Novato: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Riverside: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Novato: 26/100 · Riverside: 32/100
Riverside is 6 points higher.
Novato: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Riverside: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.