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Austin vs Elm Creek, TX

Austin currently scores 8 points higher overall than Elm Creek, 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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Elm Creek

39/100

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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 · Elm Creek: 39/100

Austin is 8 points higher.

Flood

Austin: 28/100 · Elm Creek: 31/100

Elm Creek is 3 points higher.

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

Elm Creek: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Austin: 16/100 · Elm Creek: 13/100

Austin is 3 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Austin: 40/100 · Elm Creek: 41/100

Elm Creek is 1 points higher.

Austin: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Elm Creek: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Austin: 50/100 · Elm Creek: 0/100

Austin is 50 points higher.

Austin: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Elm Creek: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Austin: 100/100 · Elm Creek: 100/100

No gap.

Austin: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Elm Creek: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Austin: Unavailable · Elm Creek: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Austin: 58/100 · Elm Creek: 25/100

Austin is 33 points higher.

Austin: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Elm Creek: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Austin: 34/100 · Elm Creek: 23/100

Austin is 11 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.

Elm Creek: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.