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City vs city

El Lago vs Houston, TX

El Lago currently scores 17 points higher overall than Houston, with the largest gap in hail.

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El Lago

65/100

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Houston

48/100

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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

El Lago: 65/100 · Houston: 48/100

El Lago is 17 points higher.

Flood

El Lago: 71/100 · Houston: 40/100

El Lago is 31 points higher.

El Lago: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 33 features intersect this tile.

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

Wind

El Lago: 49/100 · Houston: 42/100

El Lago is 7 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

El Lago: 63/100 · Houston: 71/100

Houston is 8 points higher.

El Lago: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Houston: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

El Lago: 77/100 · Houston: 50/100

El Lago is 27 points higher.

El Lago: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Houston: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

El Lago: 95/100 · Houston: 58/100

El Lago is 37 points higher.

El Lago: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Houston: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

El Lago: 99/100 · Houston: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

El Lago: 42/100 · Houston: 51/100

Houston is 9 points higher.

El Lago: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Houston: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

El Lago: 26/100 · Houston: 27/100

Houston is 1 points higher.

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

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