City vs city
Gainesville vs Wichita Falls, TX
Gainesville currently scores 7 points higher overall than Wichita Falls, with the largest gap in tornado.
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 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
Gainesville: 55/100 · Wichita Falls: 48/100
Gainesville is 7 points higher.
Flood
Gainesville: 34/100 · Wichita Falls: 36/100
Wichita Falls is 2 points higher.
Gainesville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wichita Falls: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Gainesville: 15/100 · Wichita Falls: 16/100
Wichita Falls is 1 points higher.
Gainesville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Wichita Falls: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Gainesville: 60/100 · Wichita Falls: 57/100
Gainesville is 3 points higher.
Gainesville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Wichita Falls: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Gainesville: 88/100 · Wichita Falls: 42/100
Gainesville is 46 points higher.
Gainesville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wichita Falls: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Gainesville: 100/100 · Wichita Falls: 100/100
No gap.
Gainesville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wichita Falls: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Gainesville: Unavailable · Wichita Falls: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Gainesville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wichita Falls: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Gainesville: 62/100 · Wichita Falls: 59/100
Gainesville is 3 points higher.
Gainesville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Wichita Falls: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Gainesville: 28/100 · Wichita Falls: 27/100
Gainesville is 1 points higher.
Gainesville: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Wichita Falls: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.