City vs city
Redwood City vs San Carlos, CA
Redwood City currently scores 5 points higher overall than San Carlos, 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 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
Redwood City: 28/100 · San Carlos: 23/100
Redwood City is 5 points higher.
Flood
Redwood City: 56/100 · San Carlos: 34/100
Redwood City is 22 points higher.
Redwood City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 21 features intersect this tile.
San Carlos: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Redwood City: 2/100 · San Carlos: 2/100
No gap.
Redwood City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
San Carlos: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Redwood City: 0/100 · San Carlos: 0/100
No gap.
Redwood City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
San Carlos: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Redwood City: 0/100 · San Carlos: 0/100
No gap.
Redwood City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
San Carlos: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Redwood City: 5/100 · San Carlos: 3/100
Redwood City is 2 points higher.
Redwood City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
San Carlos: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Redwood City: Unavailable · San Carlos: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Redwood City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
San Carlos: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Redwood City: 53/100 · San Carlos: 56/100
San Carlos is 3 points higher.
Redwood City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
San Carlos: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Redwood City: 22/100 · San Carlos: 22/100
No gap.
Redwood City: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
San Carlos: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.