City vs city
Benbrook vs McAllen, TX
Benbrook and McAllen are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference 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
Benbrook: 42/100 · McAllen: 42/100
No gap.
Flood
Benbrook: 42/100 · McAllen: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Benbrook: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
McAllen: Flood model is not available for this location yet.
Wind
Benbrook: 14/100 · McAllen: 36/100
McAllen is 22 points higher.
Benbrook: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
McAllen: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Benbrook: 53/100 · McAllen: 35/100
Benbrook is 18 points higher.
Benbrook: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
McAllen: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Benbrook: 35/100 · McAllen: 27/100
Benbrook is 8 points higher.
Benbrook: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
McAllen: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Benbrook: 100/100 · McAllen: 100/100
No gap.
Benbrook: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
McAllen: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Benbrook: Unavailable · McAllen: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Benbrook: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
McAllen: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Benbrook: 19/100 · McAllen: 70/100
McAllen is 51 points higher.
Benbrook: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
McAllen: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Benbrook: 28/100 · McAllen: 26/100
Benbrook is 2 points higher.
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.
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.