City vs city
Balcones Heights vs McAllen, TX
Balcones Heights currently scores 1 points higher overall than McAllen, with the largest gap in wind.
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 · McAllen: 42/100
Balcones Heights is 1 points higher.
Flood
Balcones Heights: 22/100 · McAllen: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Balcones Heights: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
McAllen: Flood model is not available for this location yet.
Wind
Balcones Heights: 16/100 · McAllen: 36/100
McAllen is 20 points higher.
Balcones Heights: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
McAllen: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Balcones Heights: 40/100 · McAllen: 35/100
Balcones Heights is 5 points higher.
Balcones Heights: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
McAllen: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Balcones Heights: 35/100 · McAllen: 27/100
Balcones Heights is 8 points higher.
Balcones Heights: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
McAllen: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Balcones Heights: 100/100 · McAllen: 100/100
No gap.
Balcones Heights: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
McAllen: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Balcones Heights: Unavailable · McAllen: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Balcones Heights: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
McAllen: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Balcones Heights: 60/100 · McAllen: 70/100
McAllen is 10 points higher.
Balcones Heights: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
McAllen: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Balcones Heights: 28/100 · McAllen: 26/100
Balcones Heights is 2 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.
McAllen: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.