City vs city
Balcones Heights vs Live Oak, TX
Balcones Heights and Live Oak are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference in flood.
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 · Live Oak: 43/100
No gap.
Flood
Balcones Heights: 22/100 · Live Oak: 26/100
Live Oak is 4 points higher.
Balcones Heights: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Live Oak: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Balcones Heights: 16/100 · Live Oak: 17/100
Live Oak is 1 points higher.
Balcones Heights: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Live Oak: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Balcones Heights: 40/100 · Live Oak: 37/100
Balcones Heights is 3 points higher.
Balcones Heights: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Live Oak: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Balcones Heights: 35/100 · Live Oak: 38/100
Live Oak is 3 points higher.
Balcones Heights: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Live Oak: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Balcones Heights: 100/100 · Live Oak: 100/100
No gap.
Balcones Heights: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Live Oak: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Balcones Heights: Unavailable · Live Oak: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Balcones Heights: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Live Oak: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Balcones Heights: 60/100 · Live Oak: 57/100
Balcones Heights is 3 points higher.
Balcones Heights: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Live Oak: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Balcones Heights: 28/100 · Live Oak: 28/100
No gap.
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.
Live Oak: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.