City vs city
Austin vs West Lake Hills, TX
Austin currently scores 9 points higher overall than West Lake Hills, with the largest gap in tornado.
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 · West Lake Hills: 38/100
Austin is 9 points higher.
Flood
Austin: 28/100 · West Lake Hills: 28/100
No gap.
Austin: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
West Lake Hills: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Austin: 16/100 · West Lake Hills: 16/100
No gap.
Austin: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
West Lake Hills: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Austin: 40/100 · West Lake Hills: 40/100
No gap.
Austin: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
West Lake Hills: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Austin: 50/100 · West Lake Hills: 8/100
Austin is 42 points higher.
Austin: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Lake Hills: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Austin: 100/100 · West Lake Hills: 100/100
No gap.
Austin: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Lake Hills: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Austin: Unavailable · West Lake Hills: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Austin: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
West Lake Hills: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Austin: 58/100 · West Lake Hills: 42/100
Austin is 16 points higher.
Austin: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
West Lake Hills: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Austin: 34/100 · West Lake Hills: 33/100
Austin is 1 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.
West Lake Hills: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.