City vs city
Paso Robles vs San Buenaventura, CA
Paso Robles and San Buenaventura 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
Paso Robles: 26/100 · San Buenaventura: 26/100
No gap.
Flood
Paso Robles: 42/100 · San Buenaventura: 55/100
San Buenaventura is 13 points higher.
Paso Robles: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 18 features intersect this tile.
San Buenaventura: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Paso Robles: 2/100 · San Buenaventura: 3/100
San Buenaventura is 1 points higher.
Paso Robles: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
San Buenaventura: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Paso Robles: 0/100 · San Buenaventura: 0/100
No gap.
Paso Robles: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
San Buenaventura: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Paso Robles: 0/100 · San Buenaventura: 4/100
San Buenaventura is 4 points higher.
Paso Robles: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
San Buenaventura: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Paso Robles: 1/100 · San Buenaventura: 0/100
Paso Robles is 1 points higher.
Paso Robles: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
San Buenaventura: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Paso Robles: Unavailable · San Buenaventura: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Paso Robles: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
San Buenaventura: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Paso Robles: 68/100 · San Buenaventura: 46/100
Paso Robles is 22 points higher.
Paso Robles: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
San Buenaventura: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Paso Robles: 17/100 · San Buenaventura: 21/100
San Buenaventura is 4 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.
San Buenaventura: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.