City vs city
Highlands vs Paso Robles, CA
Highlands and Paso Robles are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference 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
Highlands: 26/100 · Paso Robles: 26/100
No gap.
Flood
Highlands: 40/100 · Paso Robles: 42/100
Paso Robles is 2 points higher.
Highlands: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.
Paso Robles: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 18 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Highlands: 2/100 · Paso Robles: 2/100
No gap.
Highlands: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Paso Robles: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Highlands: 0/100 · Paso Robles: 0/100
No gap.
Highlands: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Paso Robles: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Highlands: 0/100 · Paso Robles: 0/100
No gap.
Highlands: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Paso Robles: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Highlands: 6/100 · Paso Robles: 1/100
Highlands is 5 points higher.
Highlands: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Paso Robles: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Highlands: Unavailable · Paso Robles: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Highlands: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Paso Robles: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Highlands: 59/100 · Paso Robles: 68/100
Paso Robles is 9 points higher.
Highlands: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Paso Robles: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Highlands: 23/100 · Paso Robles: 17/100
Highlands is 6 points higher.
Highlands: 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.