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Brenham vs Katy, TX

Katy currently scores 2 points higher overall than Brenham, with the largest gap in tornado.

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Brenham

45/100

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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 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

Brenham: 45/100 · Katy: 47/100

Katy is 2 points higher.

Flood

Brenham: 27/100 · Katy: 38/100

Katy is 11 points higher.

Brenham: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.

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

Wind

Brenham: 25/100 · Katy: 36/100

Katy is 11 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Brenham: 55/100 · Katy: 71/100

Katy is 16 points higher.

Brenham: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Katy: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Brenham: 81/100 · Katy: 15/100

Brenham is 66 points higher.

Brenham: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Katy: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Brenham: 50/100 · Katy: 100/100

Katy is 50 points higher.

Brenham: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Katy: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Brenham: Unavailable · Katy: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Brenham: 49/100 · Katy: 43/100

Brenham is 6 points higher.

Brenham: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Katy: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Brenham: 30/100 · Katy: 28/100

Brenham is 2 points higher.

Brenham: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.

Katy: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.