City vs city
Nevada City vs Paso Robles, CA
Nevada City currently scores 10 points higher overall than Paso Robles, with the largest gap 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
Nevada City: 36/100 · Paso Robles: 26/100
Nevada City is 10 points higher.
Flood
Nevada City: 26/100 · Paso Robles: 42/100
Paso Robles is 16 points higher.
Nevada City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Paso Robles: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 18 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Nevada City: 4/100 · Paso Robles: 2/100
Nevada City is 2 points higher.
Nevada City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Paso Robles: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Nevada City: 1/100 · Paso Robles: 0/100
Nevada City is 1 points higher.
Nevada City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Paso Robles: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Nevada City: 0/100 · Paso Robles: 0/100
No gap.
Nevada City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Paso Robles: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Nevada City: 3/100 · Paso Robles: 1/100
Nevada City is 2 points higher.
Nevada City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Paso Robles: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Nevada City: Unavailable · Paso Robles: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Nevada City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Paso Robles: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Nevada City: 84/100 · Paso Robles: 68/100
Nevada City is 16 points higher.
Nevada City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Paso Robles: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Nevada City: 100/100 · Paso Robles: 17/100
Nevada City is 83 points higher.
Nevada City: 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.