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Oakland vs San Diego, CA

San Diego currently scores 19 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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San Diego

40/100

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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 · San Diego: 40/100

San Diego is 19 points higher.

Flood

Oakland: 56/100 · San Diego: 100/100

San Diego is 44 points higher.

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

San Diego: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Oakland: 2/100 · San Diego: 5/100

San Diego is 3 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Oakland: 0/100 · San Diego: 0/100

No gap.

Oakland: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

San Diego: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Oakland: 0/100 · San Diego: 0/100

No gap.

Oakland: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

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

Hail

Oakland: 15/100 · San Diego: 1/100

Oakland is 14 points higher.

Oakland: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

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

Storm surge

Oakland: Unavailable · San Diego: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Oakland: 10/100 · San Diego: 69/100

San Diego is 59 points higher.

Oakland: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

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

Current air quality

Oakland: 24/100 · San Diego: 24/100

No gap.

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

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