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Austin vs Port Arthur, TX

Port Arthur currently scores 13 points higher overall than Austin, 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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Port Arthur

60/100

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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 · Port Arthur: 60/100

Port Arthur is 13 points higher.

Flood

Austin: 28/100 · Port Arthur: 1/100

Austin is 27 points higher.

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

Port Arthur: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Austin: 16/100 · Port Arthur: 48/100

Port Arthur is 32 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Austin: 40/100 · Port Arthur: 58/100

Port Arthur is 18 points higher.

Austin: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Port Arthur: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Austin: 50/100 · Port Arthur: 100/100

Port Arthur is 50 points higher.

Austin: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Port Arthur: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Austin: 100/100 · Port Arthur: 94/100

Austin is 6 points higher.

Austin: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Port Arthur: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Austin: Unavailable · Port Arthur: 99/100

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

Port Arthur: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.

Wildfire

Austin: 58/100 · Port Arthur: 50/100

Austin is 8 points higher.

Austin: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Port Arthur: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Austin: 34/100 · Port Arthur: 26/100

Austin is 8 points higher.

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

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