City vs city

San Francisco vs Washington, CA

Washington currently scores 11 points higher overall than San Francisco, with the largest gap in ingested air quality.

Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.

San Francisco

25/100

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Washington

36/100

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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 Francisco: 25/100 · Washington: 36/100

Washington is 11 points higher.

Flood

San Francisco: 26/100 · Washington: 26/100

No gap.

San Francisco: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.

Washington: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.

Wind

San Francisco: 2/100 · Washington: 5/100

Washington is 3 points higher.

San Francisco: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Washington: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

San Francisco: 0/100 · Washington: 2/100

Washington is 2 points higher.

San Francisco: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Washington: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

San Francisco: 0/100 · Washington: 0/100

No gap.

San Francisco: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Washington: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

San Francisco: 18/100 · Washington: 1/100

San Francisco is 17 points higher.

San Francisco: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Washington: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

San Francisco: Unavailable · Washington: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

San Francisco: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Washington: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

San Francisco: 52/100 · Washington: 88/100

Washington is 36 points higher.

San Francisco: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Washington: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

San Francisco: 25/100 · Washington: 96/100

Washington is 71 points higher.

San Francisco: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.

Washington: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.