City vs city
Harlingen vs South Padre Island, TX
Harlingen currently scores 9 points higher overall than South Padre Island, with the largest gap in wildfire.
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
Harlingen: 36/100 · South Padre Island: 27/100
Harlingen is 9 points higher.
Flood
Harlingen: 45/100 · South Padre Island: 0/100
Harlingen is 45 points higher.
Harlingen: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.
South Padre Island: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Harlingen: 45/100 · South Padre Island: 54/100
South Padre Island is 9 points higher.
Harlingen: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
South Padre Island: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Harlingen: 35/100 · South Padre Island: 26/100
Harlingen is 9 points higher.
Harlingen: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
South Padre Island: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Harlingen: 27/100 · South Padre Island: 8/100
Harlingen is 19 points higher.
Harlingen: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
South Padre Island: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Harlingen: 22/100 · South Padre Island: 3/100
Harlingen is 19 points higher.
Harlingen: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
South Padre Island: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Harlingen: Unavailable · South Padre Island: 92/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Harlingen: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
South Padre Island: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Harlingen: 51/100 · South Padre Island: 3/100
Harlingen is 48 points higher.
Harlingen: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
South Padre Island: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Harlingen: 25/100 · South Padre Island: 28/100
South Padre Island is 3 points higher.
Harlingen: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
South Padre Island: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.