City vs city
Mercedes vs South Padre Island, TX
Mercedes currently scores 6 points higher overall than South Padre Island, 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
Mercedes: 33/100 · South Padre Island: 27/100
Mercedes is 6 points higher.
Flood
Mercedes: Unavailable · South Padre Island: 0/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Mercedes: Flood model is not available for this location yet.
South Padre Island: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Mercedes: 41/100 · South Padre Island: 54/100
South Padre Island is 13 points higher.
Mercedes: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
South Padre Island: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Mercedes: 34/100 · South Padre Island: 26/100
Mercedes is 8 points higher.
Mercedes: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
South Padre Island: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Mercedes: 23/100 · South Padre Island: 8/100
Mercedes is 15 points higher.
Mercedes: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
South Padre Island: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Mercedes: 43/100 · South Padre Island: 3/100
Mercedes is 40 points higher.
Mercedes: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
South Padre Island: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Mercedes: Unavailable · South Padre Island: 92/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Mercedes: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
South Padre Island: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Mercedes: 66/100 · South Padre Island: 3/100
Mercedes is 63 points higher.
Mercedes: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
South Padre Island: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Mercedes: 21/100 · South Padre Island: 28/100
South Padre Island 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.
South Padre Island: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.