City vs city
Friendswood vs McAllen, TX
Friendswood currently scores 15 points higher overall than McAllen, with the largest gap in lightning.
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
Friendswood: 57/100 · McAllen: 42/100
Friendswood is 15 points higher.
Flood
Friendswood: 43/100 · McAllen: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Friendswood: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 21 features intersect this tile.
McAllen: Flood model is not available for this location yet.
Wind
Friendswood: 48/100 · McAllen: 36/100
Friendswood is 12 points higher.
Friendswood: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
McAllen: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Friendswood: 64/100 · McAllen: 35/100
Friendswood is 29 points higher.
Friendswood: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
McAllen: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Friendswood: 50/100 · McAllen: 27/100
Friendswood is 23 points higher.
Friendswood: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
McAllen: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Friendswood: 78/100 · McAllen: 100/100
McAllen is 22 points higher.
Friendswood: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
McAllen: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Friendswood: 99/100 · McAllen: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Friendswood: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
McAllen: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Friendswood: 49/100 · McAllen: 70/100
McAllen is 21 points higher.
Friendswood: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
McAllen: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Friendswood: 28/100 · McAllen: 26/100
Friendswood is 2 points higher.
Friendswood: 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.