City vs city
La Paloma vs Mercedes, TX
Mercedes currently scores 3 points higher overall than La Paloma, 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 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
La Paloma: 30/100 · Mercedes: 33/100
Mercedes is 3 points higher.
Flood
La Paloma: 32/100 · Mercedes: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
La Paloma: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Mercedes: Flood model is not available for this location yet.
Wind
La Paloma: 46/100 · Mercedes: 41/100
La Paloma is 5 points higher.
La Paloma: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Mercedes: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
La Paloma: 32/100 · Mercedes: 34/100
Mercedes is 2 points higher.
La Paloma: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Mercedes: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
La Paloma: 8/100 · Mercedes: 23/100
Mercedes is 15 points higher.
La Paloma: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Mercedes: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
La Paloma: 6/100 · Mercedes: 43/100
Mercedes is 37 points higher.
La Paloma: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Mercedes: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
La Paloma: Unavailable · Mercedes: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
La Paloma: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Mercedes: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
La Paloma: 57/100 · Mercedes: 66/100
Mercedes is 9 points higher.
La Paloma: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Mercedes: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
La Paloma: 27/100 · Mercedes: 21/100
La Paloma is 6 points higher.
La Paloma: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Mercedes: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.