City vs city
Emerald Bay vs McAllen, TX
Emerald Bay currently scores 1 points higher overall than McAllen, 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
Emerald Bay: 43/100 · McAllen: 42/100
Emerald Bay is 1 points higher.
Flood
Emerald Bay: 72/100 · McAllen: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Emerald Bay: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
McAllen: Flood model is not available for this location yet.
Wind
Emerald Bay: 14/100 · McAllen: 36/100
McAllen is 22 points higher.
Emerald Bay: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
McAllen: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Emerald Bay: 61/100 · McAllen: 35/100
Emerald Bay is 26 points higher.
Emerald Bay: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
McAllen: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Emerald Bay: 46/100 · McAllen: 27/100
Emerald Bay is 19 points higher.
Emerald Bay: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
McAllen: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Emerald Bay: 60/100 · McAllen: 100/100
McAllen is 40 points higher.
Emerald Bay: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
McAllen: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Emerald Bay: Unavailable · McAllen: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Emerald Bay: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
McAllen: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Emerald Bay: 21/100 · McAllen: 70/100
McAllen is 49 points higher.
Emerald Bay: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
McAllen: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Emerald Bay: 25/100 · McAllen: 26/100
McAllen is 1 points higher.
Emerald Bay: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
McAllen: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.