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Denton vs Wichita Falls, TX

Wichita Falls currently scores 9 points higher overall than Denton, with the largest gap in wildfire.

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Denton

38/100

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Wichita Falls

47/100

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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

Denton: 38/100 · Wichita Falls: 47/100

Wichita Falls is 9 points higher.

Flood

Denton: 32/100 · Wichita Falls: 38/100

Wichita Falls is 6 points higher.

Denton: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.

Wichita Falls: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Denton: 15/100 · Wichita Falls: 16/100

Wichita Falls is 1 points higher.

Denton: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Wichita Falls: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Denton: 59/100 · Wichita Falls: 56/100

Denton is 3 points higher.

Denton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Wichita Falls: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Denton: 12/100 · Wichita Falls: 27/100

Wichita Falls is 15 points higher.

Denton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Wichita Falls: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Denton: 100/100 · Wichita Falls: 100/100

No gap.

Denton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Wichita Falls: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Denton: Unavailable · Wichita Falls: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Denton: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wichita Falls: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Denton: 17/100 · Wichita Falls: 62/100

Wichita Falls is 45 points higher.

Denton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Wichita Falls: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Denton: 28/100 · Wichita Falls: 27/100

Denton is 1 points higher.

Denton: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

Wichita Falls: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.