City vs city
Mercedes vs Rancho Viejo, TX
Rancho Viejo currently scores 12 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 · Rancho Viejo: 45/100
Rancho Viejo is 12 points higher.
Flood
Mercedes: Unavailable · Rancho Viejo: 39/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Mercedes: Flood model is not available for this location yet.
Rancho Viejo: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Mercedes: 41/100 · Rancho Viejo: 48/100
Rancho Viejo is 7 points higher.
Mercedes: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Rancho Viejo: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Mercedes: 34/100 · Rancho Viejo: 31/100
Mercedes is 3 points higher.
Mercedes: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Rancho Viejo: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Mercedes: 23/100 · Rancho Viejo: 19/100
Mercedes is 4 points higher.
Mercedes: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Rancho Viejo: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Mercedes: 43/100 · Rancho Viejo: 35/100
Mercedes is 8 points higher.
Mercedes: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Rancho Viejo: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Mercedes: Unavailable · Rancho Viejo: 99/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Mercedes: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Rancho Viejo: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Mercedes: 66/100 · Rancho Viejo: 58/100
Mercedes is 8 points higher.
Mercedes: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Rancho Viejo: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Mercedes: 21/100 · Rancho Viejo: 27/100
Rancho Viejo is 6 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.
Rancho Viejo: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.