City vs city

New Braunfels vs San Marcos, TX

San Marcos currently scores 10 points higher overall than New Braunfels, with the largest gap in hail.

Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.

New Braunfels

34/100

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San Marcos

44/100

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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

New Braunfels: 34/100 · San Marcos: 44/100

San Marcos is 10 points higher.

Flood

New Braunfels: 31/100 · San Marcos: 36/100

San Marcos is 5 points higher.

New Braunfels: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 16 features intersect this tile.

San Marcos: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 18 features intersect this tile.

Wind

New Braunfels: 17/100 · San Marcos: 17/100

No gap.

New Braunfels: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

San Marcos: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

New Braunfels: 40/100 · San Marcos: 41/100

San Marcos is 1 points higher.

New Braunfels: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

San Marcos: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

New Braunfels: 27/100 · San Marcos: 27/100

No gap.

New Braunfels: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

San Marcos: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

New Braunfels: 36/100 · San Marcos: 100/100

San Marcos is 64 points higher.

New Braunfels: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

San Marcos: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

New Braunfels: Unavailable · San Marcos: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

New Braunfels: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

San Marcos: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

New Braunfels: 56/100 · San Marcos: 58/100

San Marcos is 2 points higher.

New Braunfels: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

San Marcos: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

New Braunfels: 28/100 · San Marcos: 28/100

No gap.

New Braunfels: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

San Marcos: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.