City vs city
El Paso vs San Marcos, TX
San Marcos currently scores 20 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 · San Marcos: 44/100
San Marcos is 20 points higher.
Flood
El Paso: Unavailable · San Marcos: 36/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
El Paso: Flood model is not available for this location yet.
San Marcos: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 18 features intersect this tile.
Wind
El Paso: 14/100 · San Marcos: 17/100
San Marcos is 3 points higher.
El Paso: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
San Marcos: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
El Paso: 19/100 · San Marcos: 41/100
San Marcos is 22 points higher.
El Paso: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
San Marcos: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
El Paso: 0/100 · San Marcos: 27/100
San Marcos is 27 points higher.
El Paso: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
San Marcos: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
El Paso: 69/100 · San Marcos: 100/100
San Marcos is 31 points higher.
El Paso: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
San Marcos: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
El Paso: Unavailable · San Marcos: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
El Paso: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
San Marcos: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
El Paso: 22/100 · San Marcos: 58/100
San Marcos is 36 points higher.
El Paso: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
San Marcos: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
El Paso: 21/100 · San Marcos: 28/100
San Marcos is 7 points higher.
El Paso: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
San Marcos: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.