City vs city
Branch vs Lavaca, AR
Lavaca currently scores 4 points higher overall than Branch, 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
Branch: 42/100 · Lavaca: 46/100
Lavaca is 4 points higher.
Flood
Branch: 26/100 · Lavaca: 55/100
Lavaca is 29 points higher.
Branch: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Lavaca: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Branch: 15/100 · Lavaca: 15/100
No gap.
Branch: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lavaca: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Branch: 86/100 · Lavaca: 88/100
Lavaca is 2 points higher.
Branch: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Lavaca: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Branch: 23/100 · Lavaca: 27/100
Lavaca is 4 points higher.
Branch: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lavaca: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Branch: 68/100 · Lavaca: 96/100
Lavaca is 28 points higher.
Branch: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lavaca: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Branch: Unavailable · Lavaca: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Branch: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Lavaca: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Branch: 51/100 · Lavaca: 16/100
Branch is 35 points higher.
Branch: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Lavaca: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Branch: 28/100 · Lavaca: 27/100
Branch is 1 points higher.
Branch: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Lavaca: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.