City vs city
San Luis Obispo vs Santa Barbara, CA
Santa Barbara currently scores 1 points higher overall than San Luis Obispo, with the largest gap 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
San Luis Obispo: 19/100 · Santa Barbara: 20/100
Santa Barbara is 1 points higher.
Flood
San Luis Obispo: 32/100 · Santa Barbara: 28/100
San Luis Obispo is 4 points higher.
San Luis Obispo: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Santa Barbara: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
San Luis Obispo: 2/100 · Santa Barbara: 2/100
No gap.
San Luis Obispo: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Santa Barbara: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
San Luis Obispo: 0/100 · Santa Barbara: 0/100
No gap.
San Luis Obispo: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Santa Barbara: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
San Luis Obispo: 4/100 · Santa Barbara: 0/100
San Luis Obispo is 4 points higher.
San Luis Obispo: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Santa Barbara: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
San Luis Obispo: 1/100 · Santa Barbara: 2/100
Santa Barbara is 1 points higher.
San Luis Obispo: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Santa Barbara: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
San Luis Obispo: Unavailable · Santa Barbara: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
San Luis Obispo: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Santa Barbara: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
San Luis Obispo: 58/100 · Santa Barbara: 50/100
San Luis Obispo is 8 points higher.
San Luis Obispo: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Santa Barbara: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
San Luis Obispo: 14/100 · Santa Barbara: 20/100
Santa Barbara is 6 points higher.
San Luis Obispo: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Santa Barbara: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.