City vs city
San Luis Obispo vs Solvang, CA
Solvang currently scores 2 points higher overall than San Luis Obispo, 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
San Luis Obispo: 19/100 · Solvang: 21/100
Solvang is 2 points higher.
Flood
San Luis Obispo: 32/100 · Solvang: 29/100
San Luis Obispo is 3 points higher.
San Luis Obispo: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Solvang: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
San Luis Obispo: 2/100 · Solvang: 2/100
No gap.
San Luis Obispo: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Solvang: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
San Luis Obispo: 0/100 · Solvang: 0/100
No gap.
San Luis Obispo: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Solvang: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
San Luis Obispo: 4/100 · Solvang: 0/100
San Luis Obispo is 4 points higher.
San Luis Obispo: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Solvang: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
San Luis Obispo: 1/100 · Solvang: 1/100
No gap.
San Luis Obispo: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Solvang: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
San Luis Obispo: Unavailable · Solvang: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
San Luis Obispo: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Solvang: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
San Luis Obispo: 58/100 · Solvang: 59/100
Solvang is 1 points higher.
San Luis Obispo: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Solvang: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
San Luis Obispo: 14/100 · Solvang: 14/100
No gap.
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.
Solvang: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.