City vs city
Ridgemark vs Watsonville, CA
Watsonville currently scores 4 points higher overall than Ridgemark, 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
Ridgemark: 23/100 · Watsonville: 27/100
Watsonville is 4 points higher.
Flood
Ridgemark: 36/100 · Watsonville: 46/100
Watsonville is 10 points higher.
Ridgemark: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Watsonville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Ridgemark: 2/100 · Watsonville: 2/100
No gap.
Ridgemark: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Watsonville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Ridgemark: 0/100 · Watsonville: 0/100
No gap.
Ridgemark: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Watsonville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Ridgemark: 15/100 · Watsonville: 15/100
No gap.
Ridgemark: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Watsonville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Ridgemark: 3/100 · Watsonville: 8/100
Watsonville is 5 points higher.
Ridgemark: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Watsonville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Ridgemark: Unavailable · Watsonville: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Ridgemark: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Watsonville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Ridgemark: 63/100 · Watsonville: 69/100
Watsonville is 6 points higher.
Ridgemark: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Watsonville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Ridgemark: 16/100 · Watsonville: 23/100
Watsonville is 7 points higher.
Ridgemark: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Watsonville: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.