City vs city
Paso Robles vs Pismo Beach, CA
Pismo Beach currently scores 1 points higher overall than Paso Robles, with the largest gap in tornado.
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
Paso Robles: 26/100 · Pismo Beach: 27/100
Pismo Beach is 1 points higher.
Flood
Paso Robles: 42/100 · Pismo Beach: 44/100
Pismo Beach is 2 points higher.
Paso Robles: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 18 features intersect this tile.
Pismo Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Paso Robles: 2/100 · Pismo Beach: 2/100
No gap.
Paso Robles: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Pismo Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Paso Robles: 0/100 · Pismo Beach: 0/100
No gap.
Paso Robles: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Pismo Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Paso Robles: 0/100 · Pismo Beach: 12/100
Pismo Beach is 12 points higher.
Paso Robles: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Pismo Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Paso Robles: 1/100 · Pismo Beach: 0/100
Paso Robles is 1 points higher.
Paso Robles: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Pismo Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Paso Robles: Unavailable · Pismo Beach: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Paso Robles: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Pismo Beach: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Paso Robles: 68/100 · Pismo Beach: 61/100
Paso Robles is 7 points higher.
Paso Robles: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Pismo Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Paso Robles: 17/100 · Pismo Beach: 14/100
Paso Robles is 3 points higher.
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.
Pismo Beach: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.