City vs city
Santa Barbara vs Santa Maria, CA
Santa Maria currently scores 5 points higher overall than Santa Barbara, 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
Santa Barbara: 20/100 · Santa Maria: 25/100
Santa Maria is 5 points higher.
Flood
Santa Barbara: 28/100 · Santa Maria: 41/100
Santa Maria is 13 points higher.
Santa Barbara: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Santa Maria: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Santa Barbara: 2/100 · Santa Maria: 2/100
No gap.
Santa Barbara: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Santa Maria: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Santa Barbara: 0/100 · Santa Maria: 0/100
No gap.
Santa Barbara: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Santa Maria: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Santa Barbara: 0/100 · Santa Maria: 4/100
Santa Maria is 4 points higher.
Santa Barbara: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Santa Maria: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Santa Barbara: 2/100 · Santa Maria: 0/100
Santa Barbara is 2 points higher.
Santa Barbara: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Santa Maria: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Santa Barbara: Unavailable · Santa Maria: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Santa Barbara: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Santa Maria: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Santa Barbara: 50/100 · Santa Maria: 63/100
Santa Maria is 13 points higher.
Santa Barbara: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Santa Maria: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Santa Barbara: 20/100 · Santa Maria: 14/100
Santa Barbara is 6 points higher.
Santa Barbara: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Santa Maria: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.