City vs city
Blythe vs Paso Robles, CA
Paso Robles currently scores 5 points higher overall than Blythe, 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
Blythe: 21/100 · Paso Robles: 26/100
Paso Robles is 5 points higher.
Flood
Blythe: 26/100 · Paso Robles: 42/100
Paso Robles is 16 points higher.
Blythe: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.
Paso Robles: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 18 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Blythe: 8/100 · Paso Robles: 2/100
Blythe is 6 points higher.
Blythe: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Paso Robles: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Blythe: 12/100 · Paso Robles: 0/100
Blythe is 12 points higher.
Blythe: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Paso Robles: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Blythe: 27/100 · Paso Robles: 0/100
Blythe is 27 points higher.
Blythe: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Paso Robles: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Blythe: 1/100 · Paso Robles: 1/100
No gap.
Blythe: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Paso Robles: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Blythe: Unavailable · Paso Robles: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Blythe: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Paso Robles: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Blythe: 51/100 · Paso Robles: 68/100
Paso Robles is 17 points higher.
Blythe: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Paso Robles: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Blythe: 24/100 · Paso Robles: 17/100
Blythe is 7 points higher.
Blythe: 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.