City vs city
Big Spring vs West Odessa, TX
Big Spring currently scores 15 points higher overall than West Odessa, 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 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 · West Odessa: 29/100
Big Spring is 15 points higher.
Flood
Big Spring: 30/100 · West Odessa: 24/100
Big Spring is 6 points higher.
Big Spring: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
West Odessa: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Big Spring: 14/100 · West Odessa: 14/100
No gap.
Big Spring: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
West Odessa: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Big Spring: 38/100 · West Odessa: 29/100
Big Spring is 9 points higher.
Big Spring: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
West Odessa: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Big Spring: 50/100 · West Odessa: 12/100
Big Spring is 38 points higher.
Big Spring: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Odessa: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Big Spring: 100/100 · West Odessa: 55/100
Big Spring is 45 points higher.
Big Spring: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Odessa: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Big Spring: Unavailable · West Odessa: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Big Spring: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
West Odessa: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Big Spring: 52/100 · West Odessa: 46/100
Big Spring is 6 points higher.
Big Spring: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
West Odessa: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Big Spring: 26/100 · West Odessa: 26/100
No gap.
Big Spring: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
West Odessa: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.