City vs city
Salt Lake City vs Santa Clara, UT
Salt Lake City currently scores 7 points higher overall than Santa Clara, with the largest gap in hail.
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
Salt Lake City: 33/100 · Santa Clara: 26/100
Salt Lake City is 7 points higher.
Flood
Salt Lake City: 45/100 · Santa Clara: 30/100
Salt Lake City is 15 points higher.
Salt Lake City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Santa Clara: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Salt Lake City: 12/100 · Santa Clara: 9/100
Salt Lake City is 3 points higher.
Salt Lake City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Santa Clara: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Salt Lake City: 28/100 · Santa Clara: 14/100
Salt Lake City is 14 points higher.
Salt Lake City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Santa Clara: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Salt Lake City: 0/100 · Santa Clara: 0/100
No gap.
Salt Lake City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Santa Clara: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Salt Lake City: 34/100 · Santa Clara: 16/100
Salt Lake City is 18 points higher.
Salt Lake City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Santa Clara: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Salt Lake City: Unavailable · Santa Clara: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Salt Lake City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Santa Clara: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Salt Lake City: 53/100 · Santa Clara: 65/100
Santa Clara is 12 points higher.
Salt Lake City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Santa Clara: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Salt Lake City: 28/100 · Santa Clara: 24/100
Salt Lake City is 4 points higher.
Salt Lake 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.
Santa Clara: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.