City vs city
Cottonwood Shores vs McAllen, TX
McAllen currently scores 8 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 · McAllen: 42/100
McAllen is 8 points higher.
Flood
Cottonwood Shores: 37/100 · McAllen: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Cottonwood Shores: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
McAllen: Flood model is not available for this location yet.
Wind
Cottonwood Shores: 14/100 · McAllen: 36/100
McAllen is 22 points higher.
Cottonwood Shores: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
McAllen: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cottonwood Shores: 35/100 · McAllen: 35/100
No gap.
Cottonwood Shores: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
McAllen: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cottonwood Shores: 4/100 · McAllen: 27/100
McAllen is 23 points higher.
Cottonwood Shores: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
McAllen: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cottonwood Shores: 100/100 · McAllen: 100/100
No gap.
Cottonwood Shores: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
McAllen: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cottonwood Shores: Unavailable · McAllen: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Cottonwood Shores: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
McAllen: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Cottonwood Shores: 18/100 · McAllen: 70/100
McAllen is 52 points higher.
Cottonwood Shores: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
McAllen: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Cottonwood Shores: 28/100 · McAllen: 26/100
Cottonwood Shores is 2 points higher.
Cottonwood Shores: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
McAllen: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.