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El Paso vs West Odessa, TX

West Odessa currently scores 5 points higher overall than El Paso, with the largest gap in wildfire.

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El Paso

24/100

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West Odessa

29/100

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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 · West Odessa: 29/100

West Odessa is 5 points higher.

Flood

El Paso: Unavailable · West Odessa: 24/100

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

West Odessa: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.

Wind

El Paso: 14/100 · West Odessa: 14/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

El Paso: 19/100 · West Odessa: 29/100

West Odessa is 10 points higher.

El Paso: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

West Odessa: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

El Paso: 0/100 · West Odessa: 12/100

West Odessa is 12 points higher.

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

West Odessa: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

El Paso: 69/100 · West Odessa: 55/100

El Paso is 14 points higher.

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

West Odessa: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

El Paso: Unavailable · West Odessa: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

El Paso: 22/100 · West Odessa: 46/100

West Odessa is 24 points higher.

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

West Odessa: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

El Paso: 21/100 · West Odessa: 26/100

West Odessa is 5 points higher.

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

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