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Riverside vs San Francisco, CA

Riverside currently scores 8 points higher overall than San Francisco, with the largest gap in wildfire.

Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.

Riverside

27/100

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San Francisco

19/100

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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

Riverside: 27/100 · San Francisco: 19/100

Riverside is 8 points higher.

Flood

Riverside: 33/100 · San Francisco: 56/100

San Francisco is 23 points higher.

Riverside: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.

San Francisco: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 16 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Riverside: 5/100 · San Francisco: 2/100

Riverside is 3 points higher.

Riverside: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

San Francisco: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Riverside: 2/100 · San Francisco: 0/100

Riverside is 2 points higher.

Riverside: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

San Francisco: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Riverside: 8/100 · San Francisco: 0/100

Riverside is 8 points higher.

Riverside: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

San Francisco: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Riverside: 0/100 · San Francisco: 3/100

San Francisco is 3 points higher.

Riverside: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

San Francisco: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Riverside: Unavailable · San Francisco: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Riverside: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

San Francisco: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Riverside: 83/100 · San Francisco: 8/100

Riverside is 75 points higher.

Riverside: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

San Francisco: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Riverside: 32/100 · San Francisco: 25/100

Riverside is 7 points higher.

Riverside: 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 Francisco: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.