City vs city
Santa Barbara vs Taft, CA
Santa Barbara currently scores 2 points higher overall than Taft, with the largest gap in tornado.
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
Santa Barbara: 20/100 · Taft: 18/100
Santa Barbara is 2 points higher.
Flood
Santa Barbara: 28/100 · Taft: 29/100
Taft is 1 points higher.
Santa Barbara: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Taft: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Santa Barbara: 2/100 · Taft: 3/100
Taft is 1 points higher.
Santa Barbara: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Taft: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Santa Barbara: 0/100 · Taft: 2/100
Taft is 2 points higher.
Santa Barbara: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Taft: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Santa Barbara: 0/100 · Taft: 8/100
Taft is 8 points higher.
Santa Barbara: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Taft: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Santa Barbara: 2/100 · Taft: 6/100
Taft is 4 points higher.
Santa Barbara: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Taft: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Santa Barbara: Unavailable · Taft: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Santa Barbara: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Taft: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Santa Barbara: 50/100 · Taft: 58/100
Taft is 8 points higher.
Santa Barbara: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Taft: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Santa Barbara: 20/100 · Taft: 22/100
Taft is 2 points higher.
Santa Barbara: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Taft: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.