City vs city
Big Thicket Lake Estates vs McAllen, TX
McAllen currently scores 7 points higher overall than Big Thicket Lake Estates, 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 Thicket Lake Estates: 35/100 · McAllen: 42/100
McAllen is 7 points higher.
Flood
Big Thicket Lake Estates: 36/100 · McAllen: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Big Thicket Lake Estates: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
McAllen: Flood model is not available for this location yet.
Wind
Big Thicket Lake Estates: 31/100 · McAllen: 36/100
McAllen is 5 points higher.
Big Thicket Lake Estates: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
McAllen: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Big Thicket Lake Estates: 85/100 · McAllen: 35/100
Big Thicket Lake Estates is 50 points higher.
Big Thicket Lake Estates: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
McAllen: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Big Thicket Lake Estates: 4/100 · McAllen: 27/100
McAllen is 23 points higher.
Big Thicket Lake Estates: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
McAllen: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Big Thicket Lake Estates: 11/100 · McAllen: 100/100
McAllen is 89 points higher.
Big Thicket Lake Estates: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
McAllen: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Big Thicket Lake Estates: Unavailable · McAllen: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Big Thicket Lake Estates: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
McAllen: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Big Thicket Lake Estates: 45/100 · McAllen: 70/100
McAllen is 25 points higher.
Big Thicket Lake Estates: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
McAllen: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Big Thicket Lake Estates: 30/100 · McAllen: 26/100
Big Thicket Lake Estates is 4 points higher.
Big Thicket Lake Estates: 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.