City vs city
Del Mar Heights vs Mercedes, TX
Del Mar Heights currently scores 9 points higher overall than Mercedes, with the largest gap in hail.
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 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
Del Mar Heights: 42/100 · Mercedes: 33/100
Del Mar Heights is 9 points higher.
Flood
Del Mar Heights: 45/100 · Mercedes: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Del Mar Heights: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Mercedes: Flood model is not available for this location yet.
Wind
Del Mar Heights: 50/100 · Mercedes: 41/100
Del Mar Heights is 9 points higher.
Del Mar Heights: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Mercedes: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Del Mar Heights: 30/100 · Mercedes: 34/100
Mercedes is 4 points higher.
Del Mar Heights: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Mercedes: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Del Mar Heights: 8/100 · Mercedes: 23/100
Mercedes is 15 points higher.
Del Mar Heights: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Mercedes: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Del Mar Heights: 12/100 · Mercedes: 43/100
Mercedes is 31 points higher.
Del Mar Heights: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Mercedes: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Del Mar Heights: 91/100 · Mercedes: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Del Mar Heights: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Mercedes: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Del Mar Heights: 74/100 · Mercedes: 66/100
Del Mar Heights is 8 points higher.
Del Mar Heights: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Mercedes: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Del Mar Heights: 27/100 · Mercedes: 21/100
Del Mar Heights is 6 points higher.
Del Mar Heights: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Mercedes: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.