City vs city
Santa Clara vs Saratoga, CA
Santa Clara currently scores 5 points higher overall than Saratoga, with the largest gap in wildfire.
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 Clara: 30/100 · Saratoga: 25/100
Santa Clara is 5 points higher.
Flood
Santa Clara: 48/100 · Saratoga: 40/100
Santa Clara is 8 points higher.
Santa Clara: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 25 features intersect this tile.
Saratoga: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Santa Clara: 2/100 · Saratoga: 2/100
No gap.
Santa Clara: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Saratoga: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Santa Clara: 0/100 · Saratoga: 0/100
No gap.
Santa Clara: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Saratoga: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Santa Clara: 0/100 · Saratoga: 0/100
No gap.
Santa Clara: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Saratoga: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Santa Clara: 11/100 · Saratoga: 7/100
Santa Clara is 4 points higher.
Santa Clara: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Saratoga: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Santa Clara: Unavailable · Saratoga: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Santa Clara: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Saratoga: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Santa Clara: 63/100 · Saratoga: 53/100
Santa Clara is 10 points higher.
Santa Clara: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Saratoga: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Santa Clara: 27/100 · Saratoga: 24/100
Santa Clara is 3 points higher.
Santa Clara: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Saratoga: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.