City vs city
Paso Robles vs San Mateo, CA
Paso Robles and San Mateo 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 Mateo: 26/100
No gap.
Flood
Paso Robles: 42/100 · San Mateo: 40/100
Paso Robles is 2 points higher.
Paso Robles: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 18 features intersect this tile.
San Mateo: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Paso Robles: 2/100 · San Mateo: 2/100
No gap.
Paso Robles: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
San Mateo: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Paso Robles: 0/100 · San Mateo: 0/100
No gap.
Paso Robles: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
San Mateo: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Paso Robles: 0/100 · San Mateo: 0/100
No gap.
Paso Robles: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
San Mateo: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Paso Robles: 1/100 · San Mateo: 6/100
San Mateo is 5 points higher.
Paso Robles: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
San Mateo: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Paso Robles: Unavailable · San Mateo: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Paso Robles: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
San Mateo: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Paso Robles: 68/100 · San Mateo: 59/100
Paso Robles is 9 points higher.
Paso Robles: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
San Mateo: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Paso Robles: 17/100 · San Mateo: 23/100
San Mateo is 6 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 Mateo: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.