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Austin vs Huntsville, TX

Huntsville currently scores 2 points higher overall than Austin, with the largest gap in lightning.

Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.

Austin

47/100

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Huntsville

49/100

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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 · Huntsville: 49/100

Huntsville is 2 points higher.

Flood

Austin: 28/100 · Huntsville: 28/100

No gap.

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

Huntsville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Austin: 16/100 · Huntsville: 22/100

Huntsville is 6 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Austin: 40/100 · Huntsville: 71/100

Huntsville is 31 points higher.

Austin: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Huntsville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Austin: 50/100 · Huntsville: 35/100

Austin is 15 points higher.

Austin: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Huntsville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Austin: 100/100 · Huntsville: 94/100

Austin is 6 points higher.

Austin: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Huntsville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Austin: Unavailable · Huntsville: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Austin: 58/100 · Huntsville: 62/100

Huntsville is 4 points higher.

Austin: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Huntsville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Austin: 34/100 · Huntsville: 28/100

Austin is 6 points higher.

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

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