City vs city
Laguna Heights vs Mercedes, TX
Laguna Heights currently scores 15 points higher overall than Mercedes, 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
Laguna Heights: 48/100 · Mercedes: 33/100
Laguna Heights is 15 points higher.
Flood
Laguna Heights: 100/100 · Mercedes: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Laguna Heights: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 28 features intersect this tile.
Mercedes: Flood model is not available for this location yet.
Wind
Laguna Heights: 53/100 · Mercedes: 41/100
Laguna Heights is 12 points higher.
Laguna Heights: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Mercedes: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Laguna Heights: 27/100 · Mercedes: 34/100
Mercedes is 7 points higher.
Laguna Heights: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Mercedes: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Laguna Heights: 31/100 · Mercedes: 23/100
Laguna Heights is 8 points higher.
Laguna Heights: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Mercedes: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Laguna Heights: 1/100 · Mercedes: 43/100
Mercedes is 42 points higher.
Laguna Heights: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Mercedes: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Laguna Heights: 95/100 · Mercedes: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Laguna Heights: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Mercedes: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Laguna Heights: 47/100 · Mercedes: 66/100
Mercedes is 19 points higher.
Laguna Heights: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Mercedes: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Laguna Heights: 28/100 · Mercedes: 21/100
Laguna Heights is 7 points higher.
Laguna Heights: 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.