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Ontario vs San Jose, CA

Ontario currently scores 10 points higher overall than San Jose, with the largest gap in wildfire.

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

Ontario

32/100

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San Jose

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 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

Ontario: 32/100 · San Jose: 22/100

Ontario is 10 points higher.

Flood

Ontario: 41/100 · San Jose: 37/100

Ontario is 4 points higher.

Ontario: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.

San Jose: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Ontario: 5/100 · San Jose: 2/100

Ontario is 3 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Ontario: 1/100 · San Jose: 0/100

Ontario is 1 points higher.

Ontario: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

San Jose: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Ontario: 0/100 · San Jose: 8/100

San Jose is 8 points higher.

Ontario: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

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

Hail

Ontario: 0/100 · San Jose: 2/100

San Jose is 2 points higher.

Ontario: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

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

Storm surge

Ontario: Unavailable · San Jose: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Ontario: 80/100 · San Jose: 59/100

Ontario is 21 points higher.

Ontario: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

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

Current air quality

Ontario: 31/100 · San Jose: 24/100

Ontario is 7 points higher.

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

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