City vs city
San Diego vs Santa Clara, CA
San Diego currently scores 10 points higher overall than Santa Clara, 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
San Diego: 40/100 · Santa Clara: 30/100
San Diego is 10 points higher.
Flood
San Diego: 100/100 · Santa Clara: 48/100
San Diego is 52 points higher.
San Diego: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Santa Clara: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 25 features intersect this tile.
Wind
San Diego: 5/100 · Santa Clara: 2/100
San Diego is 3 points higher.
San Diego: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Santa Clara: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
San Diego: 0/100 · Santa Clara: 0/100
No gap.
San Diego: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Santa Clara: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
San Diego: 0/100 · Santa Clara: 0/100
No gap.
San Diego: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Santa Clara: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
San Diego: 1/100 · Santa Clara: 11/100
Santa Clara is 10 points higher.
San Diego: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Santa Clara: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
San Diego: Unavailable · Santa Clara: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
San Diego: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Santa Clara: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
San Diego: 69/100 · Santa Clara: 63/100
San Diego is 6 points higher.
San Diego: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Santa Clara: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
San Diego: 24/100 · Santa Clara: 27/100
Santa Clara is 3 points higher.
San Diego: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Santa Clara: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.