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Austin vs San Carlos, TX

Austin currently scores 18 points higher overall than San Carlos, with the largest gap in hail.

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

Austin

47/100

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San Carlos

29/100

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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 · San Carlos: 29/100

Austin is 18 points higher.

Flood

Austin: 28/100 · San Carlos: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

San Carlos: Flood model is not available for this location yet.

Wind

Austin: 16/100 · San Carlos: 40/100

San Carlos is 24 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Austin: 40/100 · San Carlos: 35/100

Austin is 5 points higher.

Austin: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

San Carlos: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Austin: 50/100 · San Carlos: 0/100

Austin is 50 points higher.

Austin: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

San Carlos: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Austin: 100/100 · San Carlos: 12/100

Austin is 88 points higher.

Austin: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

San Carlos: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Austin: Unavailable · San Carlos: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Austin: 58/100 · San Carlos: 68/100

San Carlos is 10 points higher.

Austin: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

San Carlos: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Austin: 34/100 · San Carlos: 20/100

Austin is 14 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.

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