City vs city
Austin vs Cottonwood Shores, TX
Austin currently scores 13 points higher overall than Cottonwood Shores, 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 is a current EPA AirNow signal; 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 · Cottonwood Shores: 34/100
Austin is 13 points higher.
Flood
Austin: 28/100 · Cottonwood Shores: 37/100
Cottonwood Shores is 9 points higher.
Austin: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Cottonwood Shores: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Austin: 16/100 · Cottonwood Shores: 14/100
Austin is 2 points higher.
Austin: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Cottonwood Shores: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Austin: 40/100 · Cottonwood Shores: 35/100
Austin is 5 points higher.
Austin: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Cottonwood Shores: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Austin: 50/100 · Cottonwood Shores: 4/100
Austin is 46 points higher.
Austin: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Cottonwood Shores: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Austin: 100/100 · Cottonwood Shores: 100/100
No gap.
Austin: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Cottonwood Shores: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Austin: Unavailable · Cottonwood Shores: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Austin: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Cottonwood Shores: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Austin: 58/100 · Cottonwood Shores: 18/100
Austin is 40 points higher.
Austin: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Cottonwood Shores: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Austin: 34/100 · Cottonwood Shores: 28/100
Austin is 6 points higher.
Austin: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Cottonwood Shores: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.