California Disaster Risk Rankings
We analyzed 94 cities in California to find the safest and most dangerous places to live.
- 1
Los Angeles
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
100.0
- 2
Long Beach
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
100.0
- 3
Santa Clarita
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
100.0
- 4
Glendale
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
100.0
- 5
Lancaster
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
100.0
- 6
Palmdale
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
100.0
- 7
Pomona
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
100.0
- 8
Torrance
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
100.0
- 9
Pasadena
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
100.0
- 10
East Los Angeles
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
100.0
- 11
Downey
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
100.0
- 12
West Covina
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
100.0
- 13
El Monte
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
100.0
- 14
Inglewood
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
100.0
- 15
Burbank
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
100.0
- 16
Norwalk
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
100.0
- 17
Compton
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
100.0
- 18
Carson
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
100.0
- 19
Riverside
Top Risk: Wildfire
Risk Score
99.9
- 20
Indio
Top Risk: Wildfire
Risk Score
99.9
- 21
Moreno Valley
Top Risk: Wildfire
Risk Score
99.9
- 22
Hemet
Top Risk: Wildfire
Risk Score
99.9
- 23
Corona
Top Risk: Wildfire
Risk Score
99.9
- 24
Murrieta
Top Risk: Wildfire
Risk Score
99.9
- 25
Temecula
Top Risk: Wildfire
Risk Score
99.9
- 26
Menifee
Top Risk: Wildfire
Risk Score
99.9
- 27
Jurupa Valley
Top Risk: Wildfire
Risk Score
99.9
- 28
Victorville
Top Risk: Wildfire
Risk Score
99.8
- 29
San Bernardino
Top Risk: Wildfire
Risk Score
99.8
- 30
Fontana
Top Risk: Wildfire
Risk Score
99.8
- 31
Ontario
Top Risk: Wildfire
Risk Score
99.8
- 32
Rancho Cucamonga
Top Risk: Wildfire
Risk Score
99.8
- 33
Rialto
Top Risk: Wildfire
Risk Score
99.8
- 34
Hesperia
Top Risk: Wildfire
Risk Score
99.8
- 35
Oakland
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
99.8
- 36
Fremont
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
99.8
- 37
Hayward
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
99.8
- 38
Berkeley
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
99.8
- 39
San Jose
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
99.8
- 40
Sunnyvale
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
99.8
- 41
Santa Clara
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
99.8
- 42
Gilroy
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
99.8
- 43
Mission Viejo
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
99.6
- 44
Anaheim
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
99.6
- 45
Santa Ana
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
99.6
- 46
Irvine
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
99.6
- 47
Huntington Beach
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
99.6
- 48
Garden Grove
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
99.6
- 49
Fullerton
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
99.6
- 50
Orange
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
99.6
- 51
Costa Mesa
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
99.6
- 52
San Diego
Top Risk: Wildfire
Risk Score
99.6
- 53
Chula Vista
Top Risk: Wildfire
Risk Score
99.6
- 54
Oceanside
Top Risk: Wildfire
Risk Score
99.6
- 55
Escondido
Top Risk: Wildfire
Risk Score
99.6
- 56
Carlsbad
Top Risk: Wildfire
Risk Score
99.6
- 57
El Cajon
Top Risk: Wildfire
Risk Score
99.6
- 58
Vista
Top Risk: Wildfire
Risk Score
99.6
- 59
San Marcos
Top Risk: Wildfire
Risk Score
99.6
- 60
Concord
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
99.3
- 61
Antioch
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
99.3
- 62
Richmond
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
99.3
- 63
Oxnard
Top Risk: Wildfire
Risk Score
99.1
- 64
Thousand Oaks
Top Risk: Wildfire
Risk Score
99.1
- 65
Simi Valley
Top Risk: Wildfire
Risk Score
99.1
- 66
San Buenaventura
Top Risk: Wildfire
Risk Score
99.1
- 67
San Mateo
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
98.9
- 68
Daly City
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
98.9
- 69
Santa Barbara
Top Risk: Wildfire
Risk Score
98.9
- 70
Santa Maria
Top Risk: Wildfire
Risk Score
98.9
- 71
Santa Rosa
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
98.6
- 72
Bakersfield
Top Risk: Wildfire
Risk Score
98.4
- 73
San Francisco
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
98.3
- 74
Salinas
Top Risk: Landslide
Risk Score
97.4
- 75
Seaside
Top Risk: Landslide
Risk Score
97.4
- 76
Vallejo
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
97.1
- 77
Fairfield
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
97.1
- 78
Vacaville
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
97.1
- 79
Fresno
Top Risk: Heat Wave
Risk Score
97.0
- 80
Clovis
Top Risk: Heat Wave
Risk Score
97.0
- 81
Santa Cruz
Top Risk: Landslide
Risk Score
96.4
- 82
Stockton
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
96.4
- 83
Tracy
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
96.4
- 84
Manteca
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
96.4
- 85
Sacramento
Top Risk: Heat Wave
Risk Score
96.3
- 86
Elk Grove
Top Risk: Heat Wave
Risk Score
96.3
- 87
Arden-Arcade
Top Risk: Heat Wave
Risk Score
96.3
- 88
Chico
Top Risk: Wildfire
Risk Score
95.4
- 89
Visalia
Top Risk: Heat Wave
Risk Score
94.0
- 90
Modesto
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
93.5
- 91
Redding
Top Risk: Wildfire
Risk Score
93.0
- 92
Merced
Top Risk: Heat Wave
Risk Score
93.0
- 93
Yuba City
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
92.9
- 94
Roseville
Top Risk: Wildfire
Risk Score
84.6