City vs city
Riverside vs Santa Cruz, CA
Riverside currently scores 7 points higher overall than Santa Cruz, 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 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
Riverside: 27/100 · Santa Cruz: 20/100
Riverside is 7 points higher.
Flood
Riverside: 33/100 · Santa Cruz: 13/100
Riverside is 20 points higher.
Riverside: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Santa Cruz: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Riverside: 5/100 · Santa Cruz: 1/100
Riverside is 4 points higher.
Riverside: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Santa Cruz: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Riverside: 2/100 · Santa Cruz: 0/100
Riverside is 2 points higher.
Riverside: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Santa Cruz: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Riverside: 8/100 · Santa Cruz: 12/100
Santa Cruz is 4 points higher.
Riverside: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Santa Cruz: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Riverside: 0/100 · Santa Cruz: 10/100
Santa Cruz is 10 points higher.
Riverside: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Santa Cruz: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Riverside: Unavailable · Santa Cruz: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Riverside: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Santa Cruz: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Riverside: 83/100 · Santa Cruz: 58/100
Riverside is 25 points higher.
Riverside: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Santa Cruz: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Riverside: 32/100 · Santa Cruz: 23/100
Riverside is 9 points higher.
Riverside: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Santa Cruz: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.