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Riverside vs Santa Rosa, CA

Riverside currently scores 5 points higher overall than Santa Rosa, 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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Santa Rosa

22/100

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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 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 Rosa: 22/100

Riverside is 5 points higher.

Flood

Riverside: 33/100 · Santa Rosa: 26/100

Riverside is 7 points higher.

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

Santa Rosa: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Riverside: 5/100 · Santa Rosa: 2/100

Riverside is 3 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Riverside: 2/100 · Santa Rosa: 0/100

Riverside is 2 points higher.

Riverside: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Santa Rosa: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Riverside: 8/100 · Santa Rosa: 8/100

No gap.

Riverside: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Santa Rosa: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Riverside: 0/100 · Santa Rosa: 2/100

Santa Rosa is 2 points higher.

Riverside: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Santa Rosa: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Riverside: Unavailable · Santa Rosa: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Riverside: 83/100 · Santa Rosa: 72/100

Riverside is 11 points higher.

Riverside: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Santa Rosa: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Riverside: 32/100 · Santa Rosa: 22/100

Riverside is 10 points higher.

Riverside: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

Santa Rosa: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.