City vs city
Big Sandy vs McAllen, TX
McAllen currently scores 1 points higher overall than Big Sandy, with the largest gap in hail.
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
Big Sandy: 41/100 · McAllen: 42/100
McAllen is 1 points higher.
Flood
Big Sandy: 76/100 · McAllen: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Big Sandy: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
McAllen: Flood model is not available for this location yet.
Wind
Big Sandy: 14/100 · McAllen: 36/100
McAllen is 22 points higher.
Big Sandy: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
McAllen: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Big Sandy: 60/100 · McAllen: 35/100
Big Sandy is 25 points higher.
Big Sandy: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
McAllen: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Big Sandy: 8/100 · McAllen: 27/100
McAllen is 19 points higher.
Big Sandy: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
McAllen: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Big Sandy: 31/100 · McAllen: 100/100
McAllen is 69 points higher.
Big Sandy: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
McAllen: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Big Sandy: Unavailable · McAllen: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Big Sandy: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
McAllen: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Big Sandy: 75/100 · McAllen: 70/100
Big Sandy is 5 points higher.
Big Sandy: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
McAllen: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Big Sandy: 26/100 · McAllen: 26/100
No gap.
Big Sandy: 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.