City vs city
Piñon Hills vs San Jose, CA
Piñon Hills currently scores 2 points higher overall than San Jose, with the largest gap in flood.
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 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
Piñon Hills: 24/100 · San Jose: 22/100
Piñon Hills is 2 points higher.
Flood
Piñon Hills: 47/100 · San Jose: 37/100
Piñon Hills is 10 points higher.
Piñon Hills: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
San Jose: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Piñon Hills: 5/100 · San Jose: 2/100
Piñon Hills is 3 points higher.
Piñon Hills: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
San Jose: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Piñon Hills: 2/100 · San Jose: 0/100
Piñon Hills is 2 points higher.
Piñon Hills: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
San Jose: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Piñon Hills: 0/100 · San Jose: 8/100
San Jose is 8 points higher.
Piñon Hills: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
San Jose: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Piñon Hills: 1/100 · San Jose: 2/100
San Jose is 1 points higher.
Piñon Hills: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
San Jose: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Piñon Hills: Unavailable · San Jose: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Piñon Hills: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
San Jose: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Piñon Hills: 66/100 · San Jose: 59/100
Piñon Hills is 7 points higher.
Piñon Hills: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
San Jose: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Piñon Hills: 25/100 · San Jose: 24/100
Piñon Hills is 1 points higher.
Piñon Hills: 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.