City vs city
San Jose vs Scotts Valley, CA
San Jose currently scores 6 points higher overall than Scotts Valley, 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 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 · Scotts Valley: 24/100
San Jose is 6 points higher.
Flood
San Jose: 48/100 · Scotts Valley: 27/100
San Jose is 21 points higher.
San Jose: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 25 features intersect this tile.
Scotts Valley: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
San Jose: 2/100 · Scotts Valley: 2/100
No gap.
San Jose: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Scotts Valley: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
San Jose: 0/100 · Scotts Valley: 0/100
No gap.
San Jose: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Scotts Valley: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
San Jose: 0/100 · Scotts Valley: 8/100
Scotts Valley is 8 points higher.
San Jose: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Scotts Valley: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
San Jose: 11/100 · Scotts Valley: 17/100
Scotts Valley is 6 points higher.
San Jose: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Scotts Valley: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
San Jose: Unavailable · Scotts Valley: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
San Jose: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Scotts Valley: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
San Jose: 63/100 · Scotts Valley: 67/100
Scotts Valley is 4 points higher.
San Jose: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Scotts Valley: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
San Jose: 27/100 · Scotts Valley: 22/100
San Jose is 5 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.
Scotts Valley: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.