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Elm Creek vs Laredo, TX

Laredo currently scores 2 points higher overall than Elm Creek, with the largest gap in wildfire.

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Elm Creek

39/100

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Laredo

41/100

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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 uses an ingested EPA AirNow snapshot and may not reflect current conditions; 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

Elm Creek: 39/100 · Laredo: 41/100

Laredo is 2 points higher.

Flood

Elm Creek: 31/100 · Laredo: 31/100

No gap.

Elm Creek: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.

Laredo: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Elm Creek: 13/100 · Laredo: 17/100

Laredo is 4 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Elm Creek: 41/100 · Laredo: 31/100

Elm Creek is 10 points higher.

Elm Creek: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Laredo: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Elm Creek: 0/100 · Laredo: 0/100

No gap.

Elm Creek: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Laredo: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Elm Creek: 100/100 · Laredo: 100/100

No gap.

Elm Creek: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Laredo: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Elm Creek: Unavailable · Laredo: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Elm Creek: 25/100 · Laredo: 36/100

Laredo is 11 points higher.

Elm Creek: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Laredo: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Elm Creek: 23/100 · Laredo: 28/100

Laredo is 5 points higher.

Elm Creek: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.

Laredo: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.