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Salinas vs San Francisco, CA

Salinas currently scores 8 points higher overall than San Francisco, with the largest gap in flood.

Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.

Salinas

33/100

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San Francisco

25/100

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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

Salinas: 33/100 · San Francisco: 25/100

Salinas is 8 points higher.

Flood

Salinas: 69/100 · San Francisco: 26/100

Salinas is 43 points higher.

Salinas: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 17 features intersect this tile.

San Francisco: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Salinas: 2/100 · San Francisco: 2/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Salinas: 0/100 · San Francisco: 0/100

No gap.

Salinas: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

San Francisco: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Salinas: 0/100 · San Francisco: 0/100

No gap.

Salinas: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

San Francisco: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Salinas: 5/100 · San Francisco: 18/100

San Francisco is 13 points higher.

Salinas: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

San Francisco: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Salinas: Unavailable · San Francisco: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Salinas: 65/100 · San Francisco: 52/100

Salinas is 13 points higher.

Salinas: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

San Francisco: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Salinas: 26/100 · San Francisco: 25/100

Salinas is 1 points higher.

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

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