City vs city
Austin vs Balcones Heights, TX
Austin currently scores 4 points higher overall than Balcones Heights, 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
Austin: 47/100 · Balcones Heights: 43/100
Austin is 4 points higher.
Flood
Austin: 28/100 · Balcones Heights: 22/100
Austin is 6 points higher.
Austin: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Balcones Heights: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Austin: 16/100 · Balcones Heights: 16/100
No gap.
Austin: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Balcones Heights: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Austin: 40/100 · Balcones Heights: 40/100
No gap.
Austin: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Balcones Heights: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Austin: 50/100 · Balcones Heights: 35/100
Austin is 15 points higher.
Austin: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Balcones Heights: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Austin: 100/100 · Balcones Heights: 100/100
No gap.
Austin: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Balcones Heights: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Austin: Unavailable · Balcones Heights: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Austin: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Balcones Heights: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Austin: 58/100 · Balcones Heights: 60/100
Balcones Heights is 2 points higher.
Austin: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Balcones Heights: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Austin: 34/100 · Balcones Heights: 28/100
Austin is 6 points higher.
Austin: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Balcones Heights: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.