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Fresno vs Sugar Land, TX

Fresno currently scores 17 points higher overall than Sugar Land, with the largest gap in hail.

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Fresno

54/100

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Sugar Land

37/100

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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

Fresno: 54/100 · Sugar Land: 37/100

Fresno is 17 points higher.

Flood

Fresno: 34/100 · Sugar Land: 42/100

Sugar Land is 8 points higher.

Fresno: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 18 features intersect this tile.

Sugar Land: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 25 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Fresno: 45/100 · Sugar Land: 44/100

Fresno is 1 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Fresno: 67/100 · Sugar Land: 67/100

No gap.

Fresno: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Sugar Land: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Fresno: 58/100 · Sugar Land: 15/100

Fresno is 43 points higher.

Fresno: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Sugar Land: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Fresno: 100/100 · Sugar Land: 16/100

Fresno is 84 points higher.

Fresno: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Sugar Land: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Fresno: Unavailable · Sugar Land: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Fresno: 44/100 · Sugar Land: 48/100

Sugar Land is 4 points higher.

Fresno: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Sugar Land: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Fresno: 28/100 · Sugar Land: 28/100

No gap.

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

Sugar Land: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.