City vs city
Needville vs Sugar Land, TX
Needville currently scores 6 points higher overall than Sugar Land, 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 is a current EPA AirNow signal; 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
Needville: 43/100 · Sugar Land: 37/100
Needville is 6 points higher.
Flood
Needville: 39/100 · Sugar Land: 42/100
Sugar Land is 3 points higher.
Needville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Sugar Land: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 25 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Needville: 45/100 · Sugar Land: 44/100
Needville is 1 points higher.
Needville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Sugar Land: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Needville: 59/100 · Sugar Land: 67/100
Sugar Land is 8 points higher.
Needville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Sugar Land: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Needville: 38/100 · Sugar Land: 15/100
Needville is 23 points higher.
Needville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sugar Land: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Needville: 55/100 · Sugar Land: 16/100
Needville is 39 points higher.
Needville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sugar Land: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Needville: Unavailable · Sugar Land: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Needville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Sugar Land: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Needville: 34/100 · Sugar Land: 48/100
Sugar Land is 14 points higher.
Needville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Sugar Land: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Needville: 28/100 · Sugar Land: 28/100
No gap.
Needville: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Sugar Land: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.