City vs city
Pismo Beach vs San Francisco, CA
Pismo Beach currently scores 2 points higher overall than San Francisco, with the largest gap in flood.
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
Pismo Beach: 27/100 · San Francisco: 25/100
Pismo Beach is 2 points higher.
Flood
Pismo Beach: 44/100 · San Francisco: 26/100
Pismo Beach is 18 points higher.
Pismo Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
San Francisco: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Pismo Beach: 2/100 · San Francisco: 2/100
No gap.
Pismo Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
San Francisco: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Pismo Beach: 0/100 · San Francisco: 0/100
No gap.
Pismo Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
San Francisco: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Pismo Beach: 12/100 · San Francisco: 0/100
Pismo Beach is 12 points higher.
Pismo Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
San Francisco: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Pismo Beach: 0/100 · San Francisco: 18/100
San Francisco is 18 points higher.
Pismo Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
San Francisco: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Pismo Beach: Unavailable · San Francisco: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Pismo Beach: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
San Francisco: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Pismo Beach: 61/100 · San Francisco: 52/100
Pismo Beach is 9 points higher.
Pismo Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
San Francisco: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Pismo Beach: 14/100 · San Francisco: 25/100
San Francisco is 11 points higher.
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.
San Francisco: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.