City vs city
Austin vs Garden Ridge, TX
Austin currently scores 17 points higher overall than Garden Ridge, with the largest gap in hail.
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 · Garden Ridge: 30/100
Austin is 17 points higher.
Flood
Austin: 28/100 · Garden Ridge: 36/100
Garden Ridge is 8 points higher.
Austin: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Garden Ridge: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Austin: 16/100 · Garden Ridge: 17/100
Garden Ridge is 1 points higher.
Austin: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Garden Ridge: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Austin: 40/100 · Garden Ridge: 39/100
Austin is 1 points higher.
Austin: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Garden Ridge: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Austin: 50/100 · Garden Ridge: 19/100
Austin is 31 points higher.
Austin: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Garden Ridge: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Austin: 100/100 · Garden Ridge: 32/100
Austin is 68 points higher.
Austin: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Garden Ridge: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Austin: Unavailable · Garden Ridge: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Austin: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Garden Ridge: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Austin: 58/100 · Garden Ridge: 41/100
Austin is 17 points higher.
Austin: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Garden Ridge: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Austin: 34/100 · Garden Ridge: 27/100
Austin is 7 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.
Garden Ridge: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.