City vs city
Houston vs West Odessa, TX
Houston currently scores 24 points higher overall than West Odessa, with the largest gap in lightning.
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 · West Odessa: 29/100
Houston is 24 points higher.
Flood
Houston: 39/100 · West Odessa: 24/100
Houston is 15 points higher.
Houston: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 16 features intersect this tile.
West Odessa: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Houston: 45/100 · West Odessa: 14/100
Houston is 31 points higher.
Houston: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
West Odessa: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Houston: 68/100 · West Odessa: 29/100
Houston is 39 points higher.
Houston: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
West Odessa: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Houston: 42/100 · West Odessa: 12/100
Houston is 30 points higher.
Houston: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Odessa: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Houston: 76/100 · West Odessa: 55/100
Houston is 21 points higher.
Houston: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Odessa: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Houston: 75/100 · West Odessa: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Houston: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
West Odessa: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Houston: 52/100 · West Odessa: 46/100
Houston is 6 points higher.
Houston: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
West Odessa: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Houston: 30/100 · West Odessa: 26/100
Houston is 4 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.
West Odessa: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.