City vs city
Laguna Vista vs Mercedes, TX
Laguna Vista currently scores 7 points higher overall than Mercedes, with the largest gap in wildfire.
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 Vista: 40/100 · Mercedes: 33/100
Laguna Vista is 7 points higher.
Flood
Laguna Vista: 69/100 · Mercedes: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Laguna Vista: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Mercedes: Flood model is not available for this location yet.
Wind
Laguna Vista: 53/100 · Mercedes: 41/100
Laguna Vista is 12 points higher.
Laguna Vista: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Mercedes: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Laguna Vista: 28/100 · Mercedes: 34/100
Mercedes is 6 points higher.
Laguna Vista: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Mercedes: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Laguna Vista: 0/100 · Mercedes: 23/100
Mercedes is 23 points higher.
Laguna Vista: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Mercedes: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Laguna Vista: 1/100 · Mercedes: 43/100
Mercedes is 42 points higher.
Laguna Vista: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Mercedes: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Laguna Vista: 95/100 · Mercedes: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Laguna Vista: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Mercedes: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Laguna Vista: 9/100 · Mercedes: 66/100
Mercedes is 57 points higher.
Laguna Vista: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Mercedes: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Laguna Vista: 28/100 · Mercedes: 21/100
Laguna Vista is 7 points higher.
Laguna Vista: 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.