City vs city
Austin vs Western Lake, TX
Austin currently scores 8 points higher overall than Western Lake, with the largest gap in hail.
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 · Western Lake: 39/100
Austin is 8 points higher.
Flood
Austin: 28/100 · Western Lake: 31/100
Western Lake is 3 points higher.
Austin: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Western Lake: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Austin: 16/100 · Western Lake: 14/100
Austin is 2 points higher.
Austin: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Western Lake: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Austin: 40/100 · Western Lake: 52/100
Western Lake is 12 points higher.
Austin: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Western Lake: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Austin: 50/100 · Western Lake: 31/100
Austin is 19 points higher.
Austin: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Western Lake: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Austin: 100/100 · Western Lake: 50/100
Austin is 50 points higher.
Austin: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Western Lake: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Austin: Unavailable · Western Lake: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Austin: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Western Lake: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Austin: 58/100 · Western Lake: 70/100
Western Lake is 12 points higher.
Austin: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Western Lake: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Austin: 34/100 · Western Lake: 28/100
Austin is 6 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.
Western Lake: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.