City vs city
Balch Springs vs Fort Worth, TX
Fort Worth currently scores 10 points higher overall than Balch Springs, 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
Balch Springs: 46/100 · Fort Worth: 56/100
Fort Worth is 10 points higher.
Flood
Balch Springs: 23/100 · Fort Worth: 38/100
Fort Worth is 15 points higher.
Balch Springs: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Fort Worth: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 18 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Balch Springs: 14/100 · Fort Worth: 14/100
No gap.
Balch Springs: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Fort Worth: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Balch Springs: 58/100 · Fort Worth: 53/100
Balch Springs is 5 points higher.
Balch Springs: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Fort Worth: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Balch Springs: 42/100 · Fort Worth: 100/100
Fort Worth is 58 points higher.
Balch Springs: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Fort Worth: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Balch Springs: 100/100 · Fort Worth: 100/100
No gap.
Balch Springs: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Fort Worth: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Balch Springs: Unavailable · Fort Worth: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Balch Springs: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Fort Worth: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Balch Springs: 57/100 · Fort Worth: 57/100
No gap.
Balch Springs: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Fort Worth: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Balch Springs: 30/100 · Fort Worth: 28/100
Balch Springs is 2 points higher.
Balch Springs: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Fort Worth: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.