City vs city
New Braunfels vs Yoakum, TX
New Braunfels and Yoakum are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference in tornado.
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
New Braunfels: 34/100 · Yoakum: 34/100
No gap.
Flood
New Braunfels: 31/100 · Yoakum: 47/100
Yoakum is 16 points higher.
New Braunfels: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 16 features intersect this tile.
Yoakum: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
New Braunfels: 17/100 · Yoakum: 28/100
Yoakum is 11 points higher.
New Braunfels: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Yoakum: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
New Braunfels: 40/100 · Yoakum: 54/100
Yoakum is 14 points higher.
New Braunfels: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Yoakum: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
New Braunfels: 27/100 · Yoakum: 8/100
New Braunfels is 19 points higher.
New Braunfels: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Yoakum: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
New Braunfels: 36/100 · Yoakum: 31/100
New Braunfels is 5 points higher.
New Braunfels: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Yoakum: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
New Braunfels: Unavailable · Yoakum: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
New Braunfels: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Yoakum: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
New Braunfels: 56/100 · Yoakum: 45/100
New Braunfels is 11 points higher.
New Braunfels: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Yoakum: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
New Braunfels: 28/100 · Yoakum: 28/100
No gap.
New Braunfels: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Yoakum: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.