City vs city
San Jose vs Santa Clara, CA
San Jose and Santa Clara 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 Jose: 30/100 · Santa Clara: 30/100
No gap.
Flood
San Jose: 48/100 · Santa Clara: 48/100
No gap.
San Jose: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 25 features intersect this tile.
Santa Clara: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 25 features intersect this tile.
Wind
San Jose: 2/100 · Santa Clara: 2/100
No gap.
San Jose: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Santa Clara: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
San Jose: 0/100 · Santa Clara: 0/100
No gap.
San Jose: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Santa Clara: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
San Jose: 0/100 · Santa Clara: 0/100
No gap.
San Jose: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Santa Clara: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
San Jose: 11/100 · Santa Clara: 11/100
No gap.
San Jose: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Santa Clara: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
San Jose: Unavailable · Santa Clara: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
San Jose: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Santa Clara: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
San Jose: 63/100 · Santa Clara: 63/100
No gap.
San Jose: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Santa Clara: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
San Jose: 27/100 · Santa Clara: 27/100
No gap.
San Jose: 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 Clara: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.