City vs city
Alturas vs Paso Robles, CA
Paso Robles currently scores 4 points higher overall than Alturas, with the largest gap in wildfire.
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
Alturas: 22/100 · Paso Robles: 26/100
Paso Robles is 4 points higher.
Flood
Alturas: 54/100 · Paso Robles: 42/100
Alturas is 12 points higher.
Alturas: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Paso Robles: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 18 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Alturas: 6/100 · Paso Robles: 2/100
Alturas is 4 points higher.
Alturas: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Paso Robles: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Alturas: 4/100 · Paso Robles: 0/100
Alturas is 4 points higher.
Alturas: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Paso Robles: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Alturas: 0/100 · Paso Robles: 0/100
No gap.
Alturas: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Paso Robles: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Alturas: 4/100 · Paso Robles: 1/100
Alturas is 3 points higher.
Alturas: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Paso Robles: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Alturas: Unavailable · Paso Robles: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Alturas: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Paso Robles: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Alturas: 52/100 · Paso Robles: 68/100
Paso Robles is 16 points higher.
Alturas: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Paso Robles: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Alturas: 9/100 · Paso Robles: 17/100
Paso Robles is 8 points higher.
Alturas: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Paso Robles: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.