City vs city
Sacramento vs Santa Maria, CA
Sacramento and Santa Maria are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference in current air quality.
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 Maria: 25/100
No gap.
Flood
Sacramento: 40/100 · Santa Maria: 41/100
Santa Maria is 1 points higher.
Sacramento: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 18 features intersect this tile.
Santa Maria: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Sacramento: 3/100 · Santa Maria: 2/100
Sacramento is 1 points higher.
Sacramento: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Santa Maria: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Sacramento: 0/100 · Santa Maria: 0/100
No gap.
Sacramento: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Santa Maria: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Sacramento: 4/100 · Santa Maria: 4/100
No gap.
Sacramento: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Santa Maria: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Sacramento: 4/100 · Santa Maria: 0/100
Sacramento is 4 points higher.
Sacramento: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Santa Maria: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Sacramento: Unavailable · Santa Maria: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Sacramento: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Santa Maria: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Sacramento: 69/100 · Santa Maria: 63/100
Sacramento is 6 points higher.
Sacramento: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Santa Maria: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Sacramento: 27/100 · Santa Maria: 14/100
Sacramento is 13 points higher.
Sacramento: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Santa Maria: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.