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Benbrook vs Houston, TX

Houston currently scores 2 points higher overall than Benbrook, with the largest gap in hail.

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Benbrook

42/100

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Houston

44/100

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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

Benbrook: 42/100 · Houston: 44/100

Houston is 2 points higher.

Flood

Benbrook: 42/100 · Houston: 43/100

Houston is 1 points higher.

Benbrook: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.

Houston: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 20 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Benbrook: 14/100 · Houston: 43/100

Houston is 29 points higher.

Benbrook: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Houston: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Benbrook: 53/100 · Houston: 70/100

Houston is 17 points higher.

Benbrook: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Houston: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Benbrook: 35/100 · Houston: 35/100

No gap.

Benbrook: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Houston: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Benbrook: 100/100 · Houston: 43/100

Benbrook is 57 points higher.

Benbrook: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Houston: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Benbrook: Unavailable · Houston: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Benbrook: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Houston: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Benbrook: 19/100 · Houston: 45/100

Houston is 26 points higher.

Benbrook: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Houston: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Benbrook: 28/100 · Houston: 28/100

No gap.

Benbrook: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.

Houston: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.