City vs city
Sacramento vs Santa Barbara, CA
Sacramento currently scores 5 points higher overall than Santa Barbara, 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
Sacramento: 25/100 · Santa Barbara: 20/100
Sacramento is 5 points higher.
Flood
Sacramento: 40/100 · Santa Barbara: 28/100
Sacramento is 12 points higher.
Sacramento: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 18 features intersect this tile.
Santa Barbara: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Sacramento: 3/100 · Santa Barbara: 2/100
Sacramento is 1 points higher.
Sacramento: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Santa Barbara: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Sacramento: 0/100 · Santa Barbara: 0/100
No gap.
Sacramento: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Santa Barbara: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Sacramento: 4/100 · Santa Barbara: 0/100
Sacramento is 4 points higher.
Sacramento: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Santa Barbara: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Sacramento: 4/100 · Santa Barbara: 2/100
Sacramento is 2 points higher.
Sacramento: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Santa Barbara: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Sacramento: Unavailable · Santa Barbara: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Sacramento: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Santa Barbara: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Sacramento: 69/100 · Santa Barbara: 50/100
Sacramento is 19 points higher.
Sacramento: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Santa Barbara: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Sacramento: 27/100 · Santa Barbara: 20/100
Sacramento is 7 points higher.
Sacramento: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Santa Barbara: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.