City vs city
Desert Center vs Paso Robles, CA
Paso Robles currently scores 10 points higher overall than Desert Center, 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
Desert Center: 16/100 · Paso Robles: 26/100
Paso Robles is 10 points higher.
Flood
Desert Center: 26/100 · Paso Robles: 42/100
Paso Robles is 16 points higher.
Desert Center: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.
Paso Robles: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 18 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Desert Center: 7/100 · Paso Robles: 2/100
Desert Center is 5 points higher.
Desert Center: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Paso Robles: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Desert Center: 9/100 · Paso Robles: 0/100
Desert Center is 9 points higher.
Desert Center: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Paso Robles: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Desert Center: 8/100 · Paso Robles: 0/100
Desert Center is 8 points higher.
Desert Center: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Paso Robles: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Desert Center: 1/100 · Paso Robles: 1/100
No gap.
Desert Center: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Paso Robles: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Desert Center: Unavailable · Paso Robles: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Desert Center: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Paso Robles: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Desert Center: 35/100 · Paso Robles: 68/100
Paso Robles is 33 points higher.
Desert Center: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Paso Robles: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Desert Center: 27/100 · Paso Robles: 17/100
Desert Center is 10 points higher.
Desert Center: 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.