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Oakland vs Richmond, CA

Richmond currently scores 3 points higher overall than Oakland, with the largest gap in wildfire.

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

Oakland

21/100

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Richmond

24/100

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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

Oakland: 21/100 · Richmond: 24/100

Richmond is 3 points higher.

Flood

Oakland: 56/100 · Richmond: 50/100

Oakland is 6 points higher.

Oakland: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 20 features intersect this tile.

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

Wind

Oakland: 2/100 · Richmond: 2/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Oakland: 0/100 · Richmond: 0/100

No gap.

Oakland: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Richmond: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Oakland: 0/100 · Richmond: 4/100

Richmond is 4 points higher.

Oakland: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Richmond: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Oakland: 15/100 · Richmond: 2/100

Oakland is 13 points higher.

Oakland: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Richmond: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Oakland: Unavailable · Richmond: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Oakland: 10/100 · Richmond: 58/100

Richmond is 48 points higher.

Oakland: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Richmond: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Oakland: 24/100 · Richmond: 26/100

Richmond is 2 points higher.

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

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