City vs city

Big Spring vs Plainview, TX

Plainview currently scores 6 points higher overall than Big Spring, with the largest gap in tornado.

Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.

Big Spring

44/100

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Plainview

50/100

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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 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 · Plainview: 50/100

Plainview is 6 points higher.

Flood

Big Spring: 30/100 · Plainview: 33/100

Plainview is 3 points higher.

Big Spring: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.

Plainview: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Big Spring: 14/100 · Plainview: 16/100

Plainview is 2 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Big Spring: 38/100 · Plainview: 53/100

Plainview is 15 points higher.

Big Spring: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Plainview: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Big Spring: 50/100 · Plainview: 81/100

Plainview is 31 points higher.

Big Spring: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Plainview: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Big Spring: 100/100 · Plainview: 100/100

No gap.

Big Spring: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Plainview: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Big Spring: Unavailable · Plainview: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Big Spring: 52/100 · Plainview: 45/100

Big Spring is 7 points higher.

Big Spring: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Plainview: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Big Spring: 26/100 · Plainview: 23/100

Big Spring is 3 points higher.

Big Spring: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

Plainview: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.