City vs city
San Buenaventura vs Santa Maria, CA
San Buenaventura currently scores 1 points higher overall than Santa Maria, 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
San Buenaventura: 26/100 · Santa Maria: 25/100
San Buenaventura is 1 points higher.
Flood
San Buenaventura: 55/100 · Santa Maria: 41/100
San Buenaventura is 14 points higher.
San Buenaventura: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Santa Maria: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
San Buenaventura: 3/100 · Santa Maria: 2/100
San Buenaventura is 1 points higher.
San Buenaventura: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Santa Maria: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
San Buenaventura: 0/100 · Santa Maria: 0/100
No gap.
San Buenaventura: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Santa Maria: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
San Buenaventura: 4/100 · Santa Maria: 4/100
No gap.
San Buenaventura: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Santa Maria: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
San Buenaventura: 0/100 · Santa Maria: 0/100
No gap.
San Buenaventura: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Santa Maria: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
San Buenaventura: Unavailable · Santa Maria: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
San Buenaventura: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Santa Maria: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
San Buenaventura: 46/100 · Santa Maria: 63/100
Santa Maria is 17 points higher.
San Buenaventura: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Santa Maria: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
San Buenaventura: 21/100 · Santa Maria: 14/100
San Buenaventura is 7 points higher.
San Buenaventura: 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.