City vs state

How does Santa Cruz compare with CA?

Santa Cruz is most below the CA reference in flood (38 points lower).

Use this page to compare city-level risk against the statewide reference for relocation and planning. The benchmark is p85-based state reference, not an arithmetic average.

Score comparison

Overall

Santa Cruz

20/100

CA

26/100

6 points below state reference.

Flood

Santa Cruz

13/100

CA

51/100

38 points below state reference.

Wind

Santa Cruz

1/100

CA

3/100

2 points below state reference.

Lightning

Santa Cruz

0/100

CA

2/100

2 points below state reference.

Tornado

Santa Cruz

12/100

CA

12/100

At state reference.

Hail

Santa Cruz

10/100

CA

7/100

3 points above state reference.

Storm surge

Santa Cruz

0/100

CA

0/100

At state reference.