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San Jose vs Saratoga, CA

San Jose currently scores 5 points higher overall than Saratoga, with the largest gap in wildfire.

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San Jose

30/100

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Saratoga

25/100

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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 Jose: 30/100 · Saratoga: 25/100

San Jose is 5 points higher.

Flood

San Jose: 48/100 · Saratoga: 40/100

San Jose is 8 points higher.

San Jose: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 25 features intersect this tile.

Saratoga: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.

Wind

San Jose: 2/100 · Saratoga: 2/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

San Jose: 0/100 · Saratoga: 0/100

No gap.

San Jose: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Saratoga: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

San Jose: 0/100 · Saratoga: 0/100

No gap.

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

Saratoga: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

San Jose: 11/100 · Saratoga: 7/100

San Jose is 4 points higher.

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

Saratoga: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

San Jose: Unavailable · Saratoga: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

San Jose: 63/100 · Saratoga: 53/100

San Jose is 10 points higher.

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

Saratoga: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

San Jose: 27/100 · Saratoga: 24/100

San Jose is 3 points higher.

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.

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