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Austin vs Dripping Springs, TX

Austin currently scores 14 points higher overall than Dripping Springs, 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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Dripping Springs

33/100

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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 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 · Dripping Springs: 33/100

Austin is 14 points higher.

Flood

Austin: 28/100 · Dripping Springs: 31/100

Dripping Springs is 3 points higher.

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

Dripping Springs: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Austin: 16/100 · Dripping Springs: 16/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Austin: 40/100 · Dripping Springs: 39/100

Austin is 1 points higher.

Austin: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Dripping Springs: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Austin: 50/100 · Dripping Springs: 4/100

Austin is 46 points higher.

Austin: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Dripping Springs: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Austin: 100/100 · Dripping Springs: 62/100

Austin is 38 points higher.

Austin: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Dripping Springs: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Austin: Unavailable · Dripping Springs: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Austin: 58/100 · Dripping Springs: 50/100

Austin is 8 points higher.

Austin: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Dripping Springs: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Austin: 34/100 · Dripping Springs: 26/100

Austin is 8 points higher.

Austin: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

Dripping Springs: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.