City vs city
Santa Cruz vs Watsonville, CA
Watsonville currently scores 7 points higher overall than Santa Cruz, 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 Cruz: 20/100 · Watsonville: 27/100
Watsonville is 7 points higher.
Flood
Santa Cruz: 13/100 · Watsonville: 46/100
Watsonville is 33 points higher.
Santa Cruz: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Watsonville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Santa Cruz: 1/100 · Watsonville: 2/100
Watsonville is 1 points higher.
Santa Cruz: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Watsonville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Santa Cruz: 0/100 · Watsonville: 0/100
No gap.
Santa Cruz: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Watsonville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Santa Cruz: 12/100 · Watsonville: 15/100
Watsonville is 3 points higher.
Santa Cruz: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Watsonville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Santa Cruz: 10/100 · Watsonville: 8/100
Santa Cruz is 2 points higher.
Santa Cruz: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Watsonville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Santa Cruz: Unavailable · Watsonville: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Santa Cruz: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Watsonville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Santa Cruz: 58/100 · Watsonville: 69/100
Watsonville is 11 points higher.
Santa Cruz: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Watsonville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Santa Cruz: 23/100 · Watsonville: 23/100
No gap.
Santa Cruz: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Watsonville: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.