City vs city
El Paso vs Mercedes, TX
Mercedes currently scores 9 points higher overall than El Paso, with the largest gap in wildfire.
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 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 · Mercedes: 33/100
Mercedes is 9 points higher.
Flood
El Paso: Unavailable · Mercedes: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
El Paso: Flood model is not available for this location yet.
Mercedes: Flood model is not available for this location yet.
Wind
El Paso: 14/100 · Mercedes: 41/100
Mercedes is 27 points higher.
El Paso: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Mercedes: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
El Paso: 19/100 · Mercedes: 34/100
Mercedes is 15 points higher.
El Paso: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Mercedes: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
El Paso: 0/100 · Mercedes: 23/100
Mercedes is 23 points higher.
El Paso: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Mercedes: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
El Paso: 69/100 · Mercedes: 43/100
El Paso is 26 points higher.
El Paso: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Mercedes: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
El Paso: Unavailable · Mercedes: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
El Paso: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Mercedes: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
El Paso: 22/100 · Mercedes: 66/100
Mercedes is 44 points higher.
El Paso: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Mercedes: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
El Paso: 21/100 · Mercedes: 21/100
No gap.
El Paso: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Mercedes: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.