City vs city
Nipomo vs San Luis Obispo, CA
Nipomo currently scores 10 points higher overall than San Luis Obispo, with the largest gap 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
Nipomo: 29/100 · San Luis Obispo: 19/100
Nipomo is 10 points higher.
Flood
Nipomo: 30/100 · San Luis Obispo: 32/100
San Luis Obispo is 2 points higher.
Nipomo: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
San Luis Obispo: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Nipomo: 2/100 · San Luis Obispo: 2/100
No gap.
Nipomo: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
San Luis Obispo: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Nipomo: 0/100 · San Luis Obispo: 0/100
No gap.
Nipomo: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
San Luis Obispo: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Nipomo: 0/100 · San Luis Obispo: 4/100
San Luis Obispo is 4 points higher.
Nipomo: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
San Luis Obispo: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Nipomo: 0/100 · San Luis Obispo: 1/100
San Luis Obispo is 1 points higher.
Nipomo: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
San Luis Obispo: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Nipomo: Unavailable · San Luis Obispo: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Nipomo: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
San Luis Obispo: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Nipomo: 67/100 · San Luis Obispo: 58/100
Nipomo is 9 points higher.
Nipomo: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
San Luis Obispo: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Nipomo: 16/100 · San Luis Obispo: 14/100
Nipomo is 2 points higher.
Nipomo: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
San Luis Obispo: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.