City vs city
Paso Robles vs South Whittier, CA
Paso Robles currently scores 4 points higher overall than South Whittier, 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 · South Whittier: 22/100
Paso Robles is 4 points higher.
Flood
Paso Robles: 42/100 · South Whittier: 28/100
Paso Robles is 14 points higher.
Paso Robles: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 18 features intersect this tile.
South Whittier: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Paso Robles: 2/100 · South Whittier: 4/100
South Whittier is 2 points higher.
Paso Robles: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
South Whittier: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Paso Robles: 0/100 · South Whittier: 1/100
South Whittier is 1 points higher.
Paso Robles: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
South Whittier: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Paso Robles: 0/100 · South Whittier: 15/100
South Whittier is 15 points higher.
Paso Robles: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
South Whittier: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Paso Robles: 1/100 · South Whittier: 3/100
South Whittier is 2 points higher.
Paso Robles: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
South Whittier: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Paso Robles: Unavailable · South Whittier: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Paso Robles: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
South Whittier: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Paso Robles: 68/100 · South Whittier: 75/100
South Whittier is 7 points higher.
Paso Robles: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
South Whittier: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Paso Robles: 17/100 · South Whittier: 28/100
South Whittier is 11 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.
South Whittier: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.