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Orinda vs Riverside, CA

Riverside currently scores 7 points higher overall than Orinda, with the largest gap in flood.

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Orinda

25/100

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Riverside

32/100

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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

Orinda: 25/100 · Riverside: 32/100

Riverside is 7 points higher.

Flood

Orinda: 28/100 · Riverside: 43/100

Riverside is 15 points higher.

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

Riverside: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 23 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Orinda: 2/100 · Riverside: 5/100

Riverside is 3 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Orinda: 0/100 · Riverside: 2/100

Riverside is 2 points higher.

Orinda: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Riverside: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Orinda: 0/100 · Riverside: 0/100

No gap.

Orinda: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Riverside: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Orinda: 7/100 · Riverside: 0/100

Orinda is 7 points higher.

Orinda: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Riverside: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Orinda: Unavailable · Riverside: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Orinda: 63/100 · Riverside: 76/100

Riverside is 13 points higher.

Orinda: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Riverside: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Orinda: 24/100 · Riverside: 32/100

Riverside is 8 points higher.

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

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