City vs city
Galveston vs McAllen, TX
McAllen currently scores 4 points higher overall than Galveston, with the largest gap in hail.
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
Galveston: 38/100 · McAllen: 42/100
McAllen is 4 points higher.
Flood
Galveston: 0/100 · McAllen: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Galveston: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 25 features intersect this tile.
McAllen: Flood model is not available for this location yet.
Wind
Galveston: 55/100 · McAllen: 36/100
Galveston is 19 points higher.
Galveston: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
McAllen: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Galveston: 51/100 · McAllen: 35/100
Galveston is 16 points higher.
Galveston: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
McAllen: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Galveston: 58/100 · McAllen: 27/100
Galveston is 31 points higher.
Galveston: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
McAllen: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Galveston: 17/100 · McAllen: 100/100
McAllen is 83 points higher.
Galveston: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
McAllen: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Galveston: 97/100 · McAllen: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Galveston: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
McAllen: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Galveston: 1/100 · McAllen: 70/100
McAllen is 69 points higher.
Galveston: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
McAllen: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Galveston: 27/100 · McAllen: 26/100
Galveston is 1 points higher.
Galveston: 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.