City vs city
Salinas vs San Jose, CA
Salinas currently scores 11 points higher overall than San Jose, with the largest gap in flood.
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
Salinas: 33/100 · San Jose: 22/100
Salinas is 11 points higher.
Flood
Salinas: 69/100 · San Jose: 37/100
Salinas is 32 points higher.
Salinas: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 17 features intersect this tile.
San Jose: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Salinas: 2/100 · San Jose: 2/100
No gap.
Salinas: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
San Jose: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Salinas: 0/100 · San Jose: 0/100
No gap.
Salinas: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
San Jose: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Salinas: 0/100 · San Jose: 8/100
San Jose is 8 points higher.
Salinas: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
San Jose: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Salinas: 5/100 · San Jose: 2/100
Salinas is 3 points higher.
Salinas: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
San Jose: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Salinas: Unavailable · San Jose: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Salinas: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
San Jose: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Salinas: 65/100 · San Jose: 59/100
Salinas is 6 points higher.
Salinas: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
San Jose: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Salinas: 26/100 · San Jose: 24/100
Salinas is 2 points higher.
Salinas: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
San Jose: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.