City vs city
Bay City vs Lake Jackson, TX
Lake Jackson currently scores 11 points higher overall than Bay City, with the largest gap in storm surge.
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
Bay City: 40/100 · Lake Jackson: 51/100
Lake Jackson is 11 points higher.
Flood
Bay City: 52/100 · Lake Jackson: 65/100
Lake Jackson is 13 points higher.
Bay City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 19 features intersect this tile.
Lake Jackson: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 15 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Bay City: 49/100 · Lake Jackson: 52/100
Lake Jackson is 3 points higher.
Bay City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lake Jackson: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Bay City: 47/100 · Lake Jackson: 48/100
Lake Jackson is 1 points higher.
Bay City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Lake Jackson: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Bay City: 31/100 · Lake Jackson: 50/100
Lake Jackson is 19 points higher.
Bay City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lake Jackson: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Bay City: 30/100 · Lake Jackson: 17/100
Bay City is 13 points higher.
Bay City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lake Jackson: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Bay City: 40/100 · Lake Jackson: 99/100
Lake Jackson is 59 points higher.
Bay City: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Lake Jackson: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Bay City: 40/100 · Lake Jackson: 44/100
Lake Jackson is 4 points higher.
Bay City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Lake Jackson: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Bay City: 30/100 · Lake Jackson: 30/100
No gap.
Bay City: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Lake Jackson: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.