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