City vs city
Balcones Heights vs El Paso, TX
Balcones Heights currently scores 19 points higher overall than El Paso, with the largest gap in wildfire.
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
Balcones Heights: 43/100 · El Paso: 24/100
Balcones Heights is 19 points higher.
Flood
Balcones Heights: 22/100 · El Paso: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Balcones Heights: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
El Paso: Flood model is not available for this location yet.
Wind
Balcones Heights: 16/100 · El Paso: 14/100
Balcones Heights is 2 points higher.
Balcones Heights: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
El Paso: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Balcones Heights: 40/100 · El Paso: 19/100
Balcones Heights is 21 points higher.
Balcones Heights: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
El Paso: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Balcones Heights: 35/100 · El Paso: 0/100
Balcones Heights is 35 points higher.
Balcones Heights: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
El Paso: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Balcones Heights: 100/100 · El Paso: 69/100
Balcones Heights is 31 points higher.
Balcones Heights: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
El Paso: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Balcones Heights: Unavailable · El Paso: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Balcones Heights: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
El Paso: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Balcones Heights: 60/100 · El Paso: 22/100
Balcones Heights is 38 points higher.
Balcones Heights: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
El Paso: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Balcones Heights: 28/100 · El Paso: 21/100
Balcones Heights is 7 points higher.
Balcones Heights: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
El Paso: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.