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Oakland vs Sacramento, CA

Sacramento currently scores 4 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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Sacramento

25/100

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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

Oakland: 21/100 · Sacramento: 25/100

Sacramento is 4 points higher.

Flood

Oakland: 56/100 · Sacramento: 40/100

Oakland is 16 points higher.

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

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

Wind

Oakland: 2/100 · Sacramento: 3/100

Sacramento is 1 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Oakland: 0/100 · Sacramento: 0/100

No gap.

Oakland: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Sacramento: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Oakland: 0/100 · Sacramento: 4/100

Sacramento is 4 points higher.

Oakland: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Sacramento: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Oakland: 15/100 · Sacramento: 4/100

Oakland is 11 points higher.

Oakland: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Sacramento: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Oakland: Unavailable · Sacramento: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Oakland: 10/100 · Sacramento: 69/100

Sacramento is 59 points higher.

Oakland: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Sacramento: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Oakland: 24/100 · Sacramento: 27/100

Sacramento is 3 points higher.

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

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