City vs city
Desert Palms vs Paso Robles, CA
Desert Palms and Paso Robles are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference in ingested air quality.
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 Palms: 26/100 · Paso Robles: 26/100
No gap.
Flood
Desert Palms: 39/100 · Paso Robles: 42/100
Paso Robles is 3 points higher.
Desert Palms: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 19 features intersect this tile.
Paso Robles: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 18 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Desert Palms: 6/100 · Paso Robles: 2/100
Desert Palms is 4 points higher.
Desert Palms: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Paso Robles: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Desert Palms: 6/100 · Paso Robles: 0/100
Desert Palms is 6 points higher.
Desert Palms: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Paso Robles: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Desert Palms: 0/100 · Paso Robles: 0/100
No gap.
Desert Palms: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Paso Robles: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Desert Palms: 3/100 · Paso Robles: 1/100
Desert Palms is 2 points higher.
Desert Palms: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Paso Robles: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Desert Palms: Unavailable · Paso Robles: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Desert Palms: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Paso Robles: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Desert Palms: 74/100 · Paso Robles: 68/100
Desert Palms is 6 points higher.
Desert Palms: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Paso Robles: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Desert Palms: 26/100 · Paso Robles: 17/100
Desert Palms is 9 points higher.
Desert Palms: 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.