City vs city
Soledad vs Watsonville, CA
Soledad currently scores 3 points higher overall than Watsonville, 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
Soledad: 30/100 · Watsonville: 27/100
Soledad is 3 points higher.
Flood
Soledad: 51/100 · Watsonville: 46/100
Soledad is 5 points higher.
Soledad: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Watsonville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Soledad: 2/100 · Watsonville: 2/100
No gap.
Soledad: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Watsonville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Soledad: 0/100 · Watsonville: 0/100
No gap.
Soledad: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Watsonville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Soledad: 0/100 · Watsonville: 15/100
Watsonville is 15 points higher.
Soledad: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Watsonville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Soledad: 3/100 · Watsonville: 8/100
Watsonville is 5 points higher.
Soledad: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Watsonville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Soledad: Unavailable · Watsonville: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Soledad: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Watsonville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Soledad: 67/100 · Watsonville: 69/100
Watsonville is 2 points higher.
Soledad: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Watsonville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Soledad: 25/100 · Watsonville: 23/100
Soledad is 2 points higher.
Soledad: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Watsonville: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.