City vs city
Cedar Park vs Cottonwood Shores, TX
Cedar Park currently scores 12 points higher overall than Cottonwood Shores, with the largest gap in tornado.
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
Cedar Park: 46/100 · Cottonwood Shores: 34/100
Cedar Park is 12 points higher.
Flood
Cedar Park: 22/100 · Cottonwood Shores: 37/100
Cottonwood Shores is 15 points higher.
Cedar Park: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Cottonwood Shores: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cedar Park: 16/100 · Cottonwood Shores: 14/100
Cedar Park is 2 points higher.
Cedar Park: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Cottonwood Shores: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cedar Park: 40/100 · Cottonwood Shores: 35/100
Cedar Park is 5 points higher.
Cedar Park: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Cottonwood Shores: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cedar Park: 50/100 · Cottonwood Shores: 4/100
Cedar Park is 46 points higher.
Cedar Park: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Cottonwood Shores: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cedar Park: 100/100 · Cottonwood Shores: 100/100
No gap.
Cedar Park: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Cottonwood Shores: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cedar Park: Unavailable · Cottonwood Shores: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Cedar Park: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Cottonwood Shores: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Cedar Park: 61/100 · Cottonwood Shores: 18/100
Cedar Park is 43 points higher.
Cedar Park: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Cottonwood Shores: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Cedar Park: 32/100 · Cottonwood Shores: 28/100
Cedar Park is 4 points higher.
Cedar Park: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Cottonwood Shores: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.