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Pasadena vs Sacramento, CA

Sacramento currently scores 4 points higher overall than Pasadena, with the largest gap in tornado.

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

Pasadena

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 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

Pasadena: 21/100 · Sacramento: 25/100

Sacramento is 4 points higher.

Flood

Pasadena: 26/100 · Sacramento: 32/100

Sacramento is 6 points higher.

Pasadena: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.

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

Wind

Pasadena: 4/100 · Sacramento: 4/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Pasadena: 1/100 · Sacramento: 0/100

Pasadena is 1 points higher.

Pasadena: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Sacramento: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Pasadena: 12/100 · Sacramento: 4/100

Pasadena is 8 points higher.

Pasadena: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Sacramento: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Pasadena: 3/100 · Sacramento: 7/100

Sacramento is 4 points higher.

Pasadena: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Sacramento: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Pasadena: Unavailable · Sacramento: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Pasadena: 76/100 · Sacramento: 76/100

No gap.

Pasadena: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Sacramento: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Pasadena: 27/100 · Sacramento: 27/100

No gap.

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

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