City vs city
Downey vs Paso Robles, CA
Paso Robles currently scores 2 points higher overall than Downey, 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
Downey: 24/100 · Paso Robles: 26/100
Paso Robles is 2 points higher.
Flood
Downey: 27/100 · Paso Robles: 42/100
Paso Robles is 15 points higher.
Downey: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Paso Robles: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 18 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Downey: 4/100 · Paso Robles: 2/100
Downey is 2 points higher.
Downey: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Paso Robles: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Downey: 0/100 · Paso Robles: 0/100
No gap.
Downey: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Paso Robles: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Downey: 8/100 · Paso Robles: 0/100
Downey is 8 points higher.
Downey: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Paso Robles: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Downey: 3/100 · Paso Robles: 1/100
Downey is 2 points higher.
Downey: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Paso Robles: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Downey: Unavailable · Paso Robles: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Downey: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Paso Robles: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Downey: 74/100 · Paso Robles: 68/100
Downey is 6 points higher.
Downey: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Paso Robles: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Downey: 28/100 · Paso Robles: 17/100
Downey is 11 points higher.
Downey: 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.