City vs city
Porterville vs Wasco, CA
Porterville currently scores 2 points higher overall than Wasco, with the largest gap in wildfire.
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
Porterville: 24/100 · Wasco: 22/100
Porterville is 2 points higher.
Flood
Porterville: 38/100 · Wasco: 26/100
Porterville is 12 points higher.
Porterville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wasco: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Porterville: 4/100 · Wasco: 3/100
Porterville is 1 points higher.
Porterville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Wasco: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Porterville: 2/100 · Wasco: 1/100
Porterville is 1 points higher.
Porterville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Wasco: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Porterville: 0/100 · Wasco: 0/100
No gap.
Porterville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wasco: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Porterville: 6/100 · Wasco: 0/100
Porterville is 6 points higher.
Porterville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wasco: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Porterville: Unavailable · Wasco: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Porterville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wasco: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Porterville: 72/100 · Wasco: 56/100
Porterville is 16 points higher.
Porterville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Wasco: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Porterville: 19/100 · Wasco: 26/100
Wasco is 7 points higher.
Porterville: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Wasco: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.