City vs city
Rancho Cordova vs Sacramento, CA
Rancho Cordova and Sacramento are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference 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
Rancho Cordova: 25/100 · Sacramento: 25/100
No gap.
Flood
Rancho Cordova: 36/100 · Sacramento: 32/100
Rancho Cordova is 4 points higher.
Rancho Cordova: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Sacramento: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Rancho Cordova: 4/100 · Sacramento: 4/100
No gap.
Rancho Cordova: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Sacramento: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Rancho Cordova: 1/100 · Sacramento: 0/100
Rancho Cordova is 1 points higher.
Rancho Cordova: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Sacramento: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Rancho Cordova: 0/100 · Sacramento: 4/100
Sacramento is 4 points higher.
Rancho Cordova: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sacramento: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Rancho Cordova: 2/100 · Sacramento: 7/100
Sacramento is 5 points higher.
Rancho Cordova: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sacramento: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Rancho Cordova: Unavailable · Sacramento: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Rancho Cordova: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Sacramento: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Rancho Cordova: 78/100 · Sacramento: 76/100
Rancho Cordova is 2 points higher.
Rancho Cordova: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Sacramento: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Rancho Cordova: 28/100 · Sacramento: 27/100
Rancho Cordova is 1 points higher.
Rancho Cordova: 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.