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Houston vs Study Butte, TX

Houston currently scores 22 points higher overall than Study Butte, with the largest gap in lightning.

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Houston

48/100

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Study Butte

26/100

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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

Houston: 48/100 · Study Butte: 26/100

Houston is 22 points higher.

Flood

Houston: 40/100 · Study Butte: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Houston: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 20 features intersect this tile.

Study Butte: Flood model is not available for this location yet.

Wind

Houston: 42/100 · Study Butte: 12/100

Houston is 30 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Houston: 71/100 · Study Butte: 32/100

Houston is 39 points higher.

Houston: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Study Butte: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Houston: 50/100 · Study Butte: 12/100

Houston is 38 points higher.

Houston: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Study Butte: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Houston: 58/100 · Study Butte: 70/100

Study Butte is 12 points higher.

Houston: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Study Butte: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Houston: Unavailable · Study Butte: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Houston: 51/100 · Study Butte: 35/100

Houston is 16 points higher.

Houston: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Study Butte: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Houston: 27/100 · Study Butte: 24/100

Houston is 3 points higher.

Houston: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

Study Butte: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.