City vs city
Riverside vs Scotts Valley, CA
Riverside currently scores 8 points higher overall than Scotts Valley, with the largest gap in hail.
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
Riverside: 32/100 · Scotts Valley: 24/100
Riverside is 8 points higher.
Flood
Riverside: 43/100 · Scotts Valley: 27/100
Riverside is 16 points higher.
Riverside: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 23 features intersect this tile.
Scotts Valley: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Riverside: 5/100 · Scotts Valley: 2/100
Riverside is 3 points higher.
Riverside: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Scotts Valley: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Riverside: 2/100 · Scotts Valley: 0/100
Riverside is 2 points higher.
Riverside: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Scotts Valley: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Riverside: 0/100 · Scotts Valley: 8/100
Scotts Valley is 8 points higher.
Riverside: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Scotts Valley: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Riverside: 0/100 · Scotts Valley: 17/100
Scotts Valley is 17 points higher.
Riverside: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Scotts Valley: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Riverside: Unavailable · Scotts Valley: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Riverside: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Scotts Valley: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Riverside: 76/100 · Scotts Valley: 67/100
Riverside is 9 points higher.
Riverside: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Scotts Valley: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Riverside: 32/100 · Scotts Valley: 22/100
Riverside is 10 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.
Scotts Valley: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.