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Blum vs Houston, TX

Houston currently scores 3 points higher overall than Blum, with the largest gap in hail.

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Houston

48/100

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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

Blum: 45/100 · Houston: 48/100

Houston is 3 points higher.

Flood

Blum: 31/100 · Houston: 40/100

Houston is 9 points higher.

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

Houston: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 20 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Blum: 14/100 · Houston: 42/100

Houston is 28 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Blum: 57/100 · Houston: 71/100

Houston is 14 points higher.

Blum: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Houston: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Blum: 27/100 · Houston: 50/100

Houston is 23 points higher.

Blum: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Houston: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Blum: 95/100 · Houston: 58/100

Blum is 37 points higher.

Blum: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Houston: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Blum: Unavailable · Houston: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Blum: 63/100 · Houston: 51/100

Blum is 12 points higher.

Blum: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Houston: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Blum: 28/100 · Houston: 27/100

Blum is 1 points higher.

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

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