City vs city
San Buenaventura vs Santa Ynez, CA
San Buenaventura and Santa Ynez are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference 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 uses an ingested EPA AirNow snapshot and may not reflect current conditions; 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 Ynez: 26/100
No gap.
Flood
San Buenaventura: 55/100 · Santa Ynez: 30/100
San Buenaventura is 25 points higher.
San Buenaventura: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Santa Ynez: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
San Buenaventura: 3/100 · Santa Ynez: 2/100
San Buenaventura is 1 points higher.
San Buenaventura: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Santa Ynez: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
San Buenaventura: 0/100 · Santa Ynez: 0/100
No gap.
San Buenaventura: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Santa Ynez: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
San Buenaventura: 4/100 · Santa Ynez: 0/100
San Buenaventura is 4 points higher.
San Buenaventura: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Santa Ynez: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
San Buenaventura: 0/100 · Santa Ynez: 0/100
No gap.
San Buenaventura: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Santa Ynez: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
San Buenaventura: Unavailable · Santa Ynez: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
San Buenaventura: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Santa Ynez: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
San Buenaventura: 46/100 · Santa Ynez: 59/100
Santa Ynez is 13 points higher.
San Buenaventura: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Santa Ynez: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
San Buenaventura: 21/100 · Santa Ynez: 14/100
San Buenaventura is 7 points higher.
San Buenaventura: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Santa Ynez: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.