City vs city
Cottonwood Shores vs Lakeway, TX
Lakeway currently scores 7 points higher overall than Cottonwood Shores, with the largest gap in wildfire.
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
Cottonwood Shores: 34/100 · Lakeway: 41/100
Lakeway is 7 points higher.
Flood
Cottonwood Shores: 37/100 · Lakeway: 36/100
Cottonwood Shores is 1 points higher.
Cottonwood Shores: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Lakeway: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cottonwood Shores: 14/100 · Lakeway: 16/100
Lakeway is 2 points higher.
Cottonwood Shores: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lakeway: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cottonwood Shores: 35/100 · Lakeway: 39/100
Lakeway is 4 points higher.
Cottonwood Shores: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Lakeway: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cottonwood Shores: 4/100 · Lakeway: 27/100
Lakeway is 23 points higher.
Cottonwood Shores: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lakeway: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cottonwood Shores: 100/100 · Lakeway: 89/100
Cottonwood Shores is 11 points higher.
Cottonwood Shores: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lakeway: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cottonwood Shores: Unavailable · Lakeway: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Cottonwood Shores: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Lakeway: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Cottonwood Shores: 18/100 · Lakeway: 51/100
Lakeway is 33 points higher.
Cottonwood Shores: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Lakeway: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Cottonwood Shores: 28/100 · Lakeway: 32/100
Lakeway is 4 points higher.
Cottonwood Shores: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Lakeway: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.