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Bulverde vs McAllen, TX

McAllen currently scores 3 points higher overall than Bulverde, with the largest gap in tornado.

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Bulverde

39/100

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McAllen

42/100

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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

Bulverde: 39/100 · McAllen: 42/100

McAllen is 3 points higher.

Flood

Bulverde: 34/100 · McAllen: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Bulverde: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.

McAllen: Flood model is not available for this location yet.

Wind

Bulverde: 16/100 · McAllen: 36/100

McAllen is 20 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Bulverde: 40/100 · McAllen: 35/100

Bulverde is 5 points higher.

Bulverde: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

McAllen: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Bulverde: 4/100 · McAllen: 27/100

McAllen is 23 points higher.

Bulverde: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

McAllen: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Bulverde: 97/100 · McAllen: 100/100

McAllen is 3 points higher.

Bulverde: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

McAllen: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Bulverde: Unavailable · McAllen: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Bulverde: 55/100 · McAllen: 70/100

McAllen is 15 points higher.

Bulverde: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

McAllen: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Bulverde: 26/100 · McAllen: 26/100

No gap.

Bulverde: 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.