City vs city
Big Spring vs Buffalo Springs, TX
Big Spring currently scores 4 points higher overall than Buffalo Springs, with the largest gap in tornado.
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 is a current EPA AirNow signal; 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 Spring: 44/100 · Buffalo Springs: 40/100
Big Spring is 4 points higher.
Flood
Big Spring: 30/100 · Buffalo Springs: 25/100
Big Spring is 5 points higher.
Big Spring: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Buffalo Springs: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Big Spring: 14/100 · Buffalo Springs: 15/100
Buffalo Springs is 1 points higher.
Big Spring: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Buffalo Springs: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Big Spring: 38/100 · Buffalo Springs: 51/100
Buffalo Springs is 13 points higher.
Big Spring: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Buffalo Springs: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Big Spring: 50/100 · Buffalo Springs: 15/100
Big Spring is 35 points higher.
Big Spring: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Buffalo Springs: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Big Spring: 100/100 · Buffalo Springs: 100/100
No gap.
Big Spring: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Buffalo Springs: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Big Spring: Unavailable · Buffalo Springs: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Big Spring: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Buffalo Springs: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Big Spring: 52/100 · Buffalo Springs: 54/100
Buffalo Springs is 2 points higher.
Big Spring: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Buffalo Springs: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Big Spring: 26/100 · Buffalo Springs: 23/100
Big Spring is 3 points higher.
Big Spring: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Buffalo Springs: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.