City vs city

Gainesville vs McAllen, TX

Gainesville currently scores 13 points higher overall than McAllen, with the largest gap in tornado.

Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.

Gainesville

55/100

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McAllen

42/100

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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

Gainesville: 55/100 · McAllen: 42/100

Gainesville is 13 points higher.

Flood

Gainesville: 34/100 · McAllen: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Gainesville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.

McAllen: Flood model is not available for this location yet.

Wind

Gainesville: 15/100 · McAllen: 36/100

McAllen is 21 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Gainesville: 60/100 · McAllen: 35/100

Gainesville is 25 points higher.

Gainesville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

McAllen: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Gainesville: 88/100 · McAllen: 27/100

Gainesville is 61 points higher.

Gainesville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

McAllen: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Gainesville: 100/100 · McAllen: 100/100

No gap.

Gainesville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

McAllen: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Gainesville: Unavailable · McAllen: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Gainesville: 62/100 · McAllen: 70/100

McAllen is 8 points higher.

Gainesville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

McAllen: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Gainesville: 28/100 · McAllen: 26/100

Gainesville is 2 points higher.

Gainesville: 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.