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Cayucos vs San Luis Obispo, CA

Cayucos currently scores 5 points higher overall than San Luis Obispo, with the largest gap in wildfire.

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Cayucos

24/100

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San Luis Obispo

19/100

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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

Cayucos: 24/100 · San Luis Obispo: 19/100

Cayucos is 5 points higher.

Flood

Cayucos: 36/100 · San Luis Obispo: 32/100

Cayucos is 4 points higher.

Cayucos: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.

San Luis Obispo: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Cayucos: 2/100 · San Luis Obispo: 2/100

No gap.

Cayucos: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

San Luis Obispo: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Cayucos: 0/100 · San Luis Obispo: 0/100

No gap.

Cayucos: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

San Luis Obispo: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Cayucos: 0/100 · San Luis Obispo: 4/100

San Luis Obispo is 4 points higher.

Cayucos: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

San Luis Obispo: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Cayucos: 3/100 · San Luis Obispo: 1/100

Cayucos is 2 points higher.

Cayucos: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

San Luis Obispo: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Cayucos: Unavailable · San Luis Obispo: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Cayucos: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

San Luis Obispo: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Cayucos: 63/100 · San Luis Obispo: 58/100

Cayucos is 5 points higher.

Cayucos: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

San Luis Obispo: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Cayucos: 17/100 · San Luis Obispo: 14/100

Cayucos is 3 points higher.

Cayucos: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.

San Luis Obispo: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.