City vs city
San Diego vs Santa Cruz, CA
San Diego currently scores 20 points higher overall than Santa Cruz, 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 Cruz: 20/100
San Diego is 20 points higher.
Flood
San Diego: 100/100 · Santa Cruz: 13/100
San Diego is 87 points higher.
San Diego: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Santa Cruz: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
San Diego: 5/100 · Santa Cruz: 1/100
San Diego is 4 points higher.
San Diego: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Santa Cruz: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
San Diego: 0/100 · Santa Cruz: 0/100
No gap.
San Diego: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Santa Cruz: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
San Diego: 0/100 · Santa Cruz: 12/100
Santa Cruz is 12 points higher.
San Diego: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Santa Cruz: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
San Diego: 1/100 · Santa Cruz: 10/100
Santa Cruz is 9 points higher.
San Diego: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Santa Cruz: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
San Diego: Unavailable · Santa Cruz: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
San Diego: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Santa Cruz: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
San Diego: 69/100 · Santa Cruz: 58/100
San Diego is 11 points higher.
San Diego: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Santa Cruz: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
San Diego: 24/100 · Santa Cruz: 23/100
San Diego is 1 points higher.
San Diego: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Santa Cruz: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.