City vs city
Salinas vs Watsonville, CA
Salinas currently scores 6 points higher overall than Watsonville, 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 · Watsonville: 27/100
Salinas is 6 points higher.
Flood
Salinas: 69/100 · Watsonville: 46/100
Salinas is 23 points higher.
Salinas: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 17 features intersect this tile.
Watsonville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Salinas: 2/100 · Watsonville: 2/100
No gap.
Salinas: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Watsonville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Salinas: 0/100 · Watsonville: 0/100
No gap.
Salinas: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Watsonville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Salinas: 0/100 · Watsonville: 15/100
Watsonville is 15 points higher.
Salinas: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Watsonville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Salinas: 5/100 · Watsonville: 8/100
Watsonville is 3 points higher.
Salinas: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Watsonville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Salinas: Unavailable · Watsonville: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Salinas: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Watsonville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Salinas: 65/100 · Watsonville: 69/100
Watsonville is 4 points higher.
Salinas: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Watsonville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Salinas: 26/100 · Watsonville: 23/100
Salinas is 3 points higher.
Salinas: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Watsonville: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.