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Austin vs Big Lake, TX

Austin currently scores 18 points higher overall than Big Lake, with the largest gap in tornado.

Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.

Austin

47/100

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Big Lake

29/100

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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 · Big Lake: 29/100

Austin is 18 points higher.

Flood

Austin: 28/100 · Big Lake: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Austin: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.

Big Lake: Flood model is not available for this location yet.

Wind

Austin: 16/100 · Big Lake: 13/100

Austin is 3 points higher.

Austin: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Big Lake: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Austin: 40/100 · Big Lake: 42/100

Big Lake is 2 points higher.

Austin: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Big Lake: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Austin: 50/100 · Big Lake: 0/100

Austin is 50 points higher.

Austin: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Big Lake: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Austin: 100/100 · Big Lake: 50/100

Austin is 50 points higher.

Austin: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Big Lake: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Austin: Unavailable · Big Lake: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Austin: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Big Lake: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Austin: 58/100 · Big Lake: 40/100

Austin is 18 points higher.

Austin: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Big Lake: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Austin: 34/100 · Big Lake: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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.

Big Lake: Air quality model is not available for this location yet.