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El Paso vs Hidalgo, TX

Hidalgo currently scores 14 points higher overall than El Paso, with the largest gap in wildfire.

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El Paso

24/100

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Hidalgo

38/100

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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 Paso: 24/100 · Hidalgo: 38/100

Hidalgo is 14 points higher.

Flood

El Paso: Unavailable · Hidalgo: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

El Paso: Flood model is not available for this location yet.

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

Wind

El Paso: 14/100 · Hidalgo: 35/100

Hidalgo is 21 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

El Paso: 19/100 · Hidalgo: 34/100

Hidalgo is 15 points higher.

El Paso: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Hidalgo: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

El Paso: 0/100 · Hidalgo: 0/100

No gap.

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

Hidalgo: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

El Paso: 69/100 · Hidalgo: 61/100

El Paso is 8 points higher.

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

Hidalgo: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

El Paso: Unavailable · Hidalgo: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

El Paso: 22/100 · Hidalgo: 69/100

Hidalgo is 47 points higher.

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

Hidalgo: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

El Paso: 21/100 · Hidalgo: 26/100

Hidalgo is 5 points higher.

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

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