City vs city
Houston vs McLendon-Chisholm, TX
Houston currently scores 10 points higher overall than McLendon-Chisholm, with the largest gap in wind.
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
Houston: 53/100 · McLendon-Chisholm: 43/100
Houston is 10 points higher.
Flood
Houston: 39/100 · McLendon-Chisholm: 37/100
Houston is 2 points higher.
Houston: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 16 features intersect this tile.
McLendon-Chisholm: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Houston: 45/100 · McLendon-Chisholm: 14/100
Houston is 31 points higher.
Houston: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
McLendon-Chisholm: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Houston: 68/100 · McLendon-Chisholm: 63/100
Houston is 5 points higher.
Houston: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
McLendon-Chisholm: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Houston: 42/100 · McLendon-Chisholm: 35/100
Houston is 7 points higher.
Houston: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
McLendon-Chisholm: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Houston: 76/100 · McLendon-Chisholm: 58/100
Houston is 18 points higher.
Houston: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
McLendon-Chisholm: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Houston: 75/100 · McLendon-Chisholm: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Houston: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
McLendon-Chisholm: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Houston: 52/100 · McLendon-Chisholm: 67/100
McLendon-Chisholm is 15 points higher.
Houston: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
McLendon-Chisholm: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Houston: 30/100 · McLendon-Chisholm: 27/100
Houston is 3 points higher.
Houston: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
McLendon-Chisholm: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.