City vs city
Desert Hot Springs vs Paso Robles, CA
Desert Hot Springs currently scores 1 points higher overall than Paso Robles, with the largest gap in flood.
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 Hot Springs: 27/100 · Paso Robles: 26/100
Desert Hot Springs is 1 points higher.
Flood
Desert Hot Springs: 60/100 · Paso Robles: 42/100
Desert Hot Springs is 18 points higher.
Desert Hot Springs: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Paso Robles: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 18 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Desert Hot Springs: 6/100 · Paso Robles: 2/100
Desert Hot Springs is 4 points higher.
Desert Hot Springs: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Paso Robles: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Desert Hot Springs: 5/100 · Paso Robles: 0/100
Desert Hot Springs is 5 points higher.
Desert Hot Springs: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Paso Robles: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Desert Hot Springs: 0/100 · Paso Robles: 0/100
No gap.
Desert Hot Springs: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Paso Robles: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Desert Hot Springs: 1/100 · Paso Robles: 1/100
No gap.
Desert Hot Springs: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Paso Robles: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Desert Hot Springs: Unavailable · Paso Robles: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Desert Hot Springs: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Paso Robles: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Desert Hot Springs: 65/100 · Paso Robles: 68/100
Paso Robles is 3 points higher.
Desert Hot Springs: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Paso Robles: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Desert Hot Springs: 27/100 · Paso Robles: 17/100
Desert Hot Springs is 10 points higher.
Desert Hot Springs: 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.