City vs city
Palo Cedro vs Redding, CA
Redding currently scores 10 points higher overall than Palo Cedro, with the largest gap in hail.
Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.
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
Palo Cedro: 24/100 · Redding: 34/100
Redding is 10 points higher.
Flood
Palo Cedro: 33/100 · Redding: 47/100
Redding is 14 points higher.
Palo Cedro: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Redding: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 18 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Palo Cedro: 4/100 · Redding: 4/100
No gap.
Palo Cedro: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Redding: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Palo Cedro: 5/100 · Redding: 5/100
No gap.
Palo Cedro: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Redding: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Palo Cedro: 0/100 · Redding: 0/100
No gap.
Palo Cedro: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Redding: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Palo Cedro: 5/100 · Redding: 42/100
Redding is 37 points higher.
Palo Cedro: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Redding: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Palo Cedro: Unavailable · Redding: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Palo Cedro: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Redding: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Palo Cedro: 71/100 · Redding: 79/100
Redding is 8 points higher.
Palo Cedro: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Redding: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Palo Cedro: 26/100 · Redding: 26/100
No gap.
Palo Cedro: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Redding: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.