City vs city
South Oroville vs Yuba City, CA
South Oroville currently scores 3 points higher overall than Yuba City, 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 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
South Oroville: 27/100 · Yuba City: 24/100
South Oroville is 3 points higher.
Flood
South Oroville: 45/100 · Yuba City: 20/100
South Oroville is 25 points higher.
South Oroville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Yuba City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
South Oroville: 4/100 · Yuba City: 4/100
No gap.
South Oroville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Yuba City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
South Oroville: 0/100 · Yuba City: 0/100
No gap.
South Oroville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Yuba City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
South Oroville: 8/100 · Yuba City: 12/100
Yuba City is 4 points higher.
South Oroville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Yuba City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
South Oroville: 1/100 · Yuba City: 8/100
Yuba City is 7 points higher.
South Oroville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Yuba City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
South Oroville: Unavailable · Yuba City: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
South Oroville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Yuba City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
South Oroville: 76/100 · Yuba City: 71/100
South Oroville is 5 points higher.
South Oroville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Yuba City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
South Oroville: 27/100 · Yuba City: 27/100
No gap.
South Oroville: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Yuba City: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.