City vs city
Mercedes vs Port Isabel, TX
Port Isabel 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
Mercedes: 33/100 · Port Isabel: 48/100
Port Isabel is 15 points higher.
Flood
Mercedes: Unavailable · Port Isabel: 100/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Mercedes: Flood model is not available for this location yet.
Port Isabel: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 28 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Mercedes: 41/100 · Port Isabel: 53/100
Port Isabel is 12 points higher.
Mercedes: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Port Isabel: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Mercedes: 34/100 · Port Isabel: 27/100
Mercedes is 7 points higher.
Mercedes: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Port Isabel: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Mercedes: 23/100 · Port Isabel: 31/100
Port Isabel is 8 points higher.
Mercedes: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Port Isabel: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Mercedes: 43/100 · Port Isabel: 1/100
Mercedes is 42 points higher.
Mercedes: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Port Isabel: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Mercedes: Unavailable · Port Isabel: 95/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Mercedes: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Port Isabel: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Mercedes: 66/100 · Port Isabel: 47/100
Mercedes is 19 points higher.
Mercedes: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Port Isabel: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Mercedes: 21/100 · Port Isabel: 28/100
Port Isabel is 7 points higher.
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.
Port Isabel: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.