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Novato vs San Diego, CA

Novato currently scores 7 points higher overall than San Diego, with the largest gap in flood.

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Novato

29/100

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San Diego

22/100

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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 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 · San Diego: 22/100

Novato is 7 points higher.

Flood

Novato: 51/100 · San Diego: 39/100

Novato is 12 points higher.

Novato: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.

San Diego: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Novato: 2/100 · San Diego: 6/100

San Diego is 4 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Novato: 0/100 · San Diego: 1/100

San Diego is 1 points higher.

Novato: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

San Diego: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Novato: 0/100 · San Diego: 12/100

San Diego is 12 points higher.

Novato: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

San Diego: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Novato: 6/100 · San Diego: 5/100

Novato is 1 points higher.

Novato: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

San Diego: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Novato: Unavailable · San Diego: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Novato: 58/100 · San Diego: 69/100

San Diego is 11 points higher.

Novato: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

San Diego: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Novato: 26/100 · San Diego: 24/100

Novato is 2 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.

San Diego: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.