City vs city
Del Mar Heights vs San Benito, TX
Del Mar Heights currently scores 3 points higher overall than San Benito, with the largest gap in storm surge.
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 · San Benito: 39/100
Del Mar Heights is 3 points higher.
Flood
Del Mar Heights: 45/100 · San Benito: 39/100
Del Mar Heights is 6 points higher.
Del Mar Heights: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
San Benito: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Del Mar Heights: 50/100 · San Benito: 47/100
Del Mar Heights is 3 points higher.
Del Mar Heights: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
San Benito: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Del Mar Heights: 30/100 · San Benito: 34/100
San Benito is 4 points higher.
Del Mar Heights: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
San Benito: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Del Mar Heights: 8/100 · San Benito: 35/100
San Benito is 27 points higher.
Del Mar Heights: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
San Benito: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Del Mar Heights: 12/100 · San Benito: 49/100
San Benito is 37 points higher.
Del Mar Heights: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
San Benito: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Del Mar Heights: 91/100 · San Benito: 21/100
Del Mar Heights is 70 points higher.
Del Mar Heights: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
San Benito: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Del Mar Heights: 74/100 · San Benito: 56/100
Del Mar Heights is 18 points higher.
Del Mar Heights: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
San Benito: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Del Mar Heights: 27/100 · San Benito: 27/100
No gap.
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.
San Benito: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.