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Dickinson vs McAllen, TX

Dickinson currently scores 16 points higher overall than McAllen, with the largest gap in wildfire.

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Dickinson

58/100

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McAllen

42/100

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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

Dickinson: 58/100 · McAllen: 42/100

Dickinson is 16 points higher.

Flood

Dickinson: 58/100 · McAllen: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Dickinson: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 20 features intersect this tile.

McAllen: Flood model is not available for this location yet.

Wind

Dickinson: 50/100 · McAllen: 36/100

Dickinson is 14 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Dickinson: 59/100 · McAllen: 35/100

Dickinson is 24 points higher.

Dickinson: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

McAllen: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Dickinson: 54/100 · McAllen: 27/100

Dickinson is 27 points higher.

Dickinson: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

McAllen: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Dickinson: 83/100 · McAllen: 100/100

McAllen is 17 points higher.

Dickinson: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

McAllen: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Dickinson: 94/100 · McAllen: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Dickinson: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.

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

Wildfire

Dickinson: 42/100 · McAllen: 70/100

McAllen is 28 points higher.

Dickinson: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

McAllen: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Dickinson: 26/100 · McAllen: 26/100

No gap.

Dickinson: 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.