City vs city
Austin vs Houston, TX
Houston currently scores 6 points higher overall than Austin, with the largest gap in wind.
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 · Houston: 53/100
Houston is 6 points higher.
Flood
Austin: 28/100 · Houston: 39/100
Houston is 11 points higher.
Austin: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Houston: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 16 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Austin: 16/100 · Houston: 45/100
Houston is 29 points higher.
Austin: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Houston: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Austin: 40/100 · Houston: 68/100
Houston is 28 points higher.
Austin: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Houston: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Austin: 50/100 · Houston: 42/100
Austin is 8 points higher.
Austin: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Houston: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Austin: 100/100 · Houston: 76/100
Austin is 24 points higher.
Austin: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Houston: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Austin: Unavailable · Houston: 75/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Austin: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Houston: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Austin: 58/100 · Houston: 52/100
Austin is 6 points higher.
Austin: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Houston: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Austin: 34/100 · Houston: 30/100
Austin is 4 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.
Houston: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.