Conditions across Austin scored 45 of 100 (Moderate).
Recent conditions here have been harder than normal on roofs, HVAC systems, and yards. Below: the five signals behind the number and one thing worth checking for each.
No change since the same reading on
Recalculated weekly. New drought data lands every Thursday — check back Friday for next week's score.
The Home Stress Index measures conditions in an area, not damage to a home. It is not a prediction, an inspection, or a probability of loss.
78702 is in Travis County. Readings are for that county and the Austin metro — they describe the area, not this address.
Five signals, five quick checks
Each signal scores conditions around 78702 on a 0–100 scale, shows exactly what's driving it, and gives you one specific thing to check on your own house — most take under two minutes from the ground. Never a prediction of damage to a specific house. How scoring works ↗
Roof & Storm
67/100Elevated
Recency-weighted storm activity, 26 weeks
Strong wind gusts were recorded in the county.
Why this reading →
Hail between 1.00" and 1.74" was recorded in the county recently. Hail under 1.00" was recorded in the county recently. Severe-thunderstorm wind gusts were recorded in the county. Some recorded events carry no measured magnitude; those are counted at the lowest severity rather than assumed severe.
41.97 Wind gusts under 58 mph — 10 events, recency-weighted
This week's check: From the ground, look for lifted or missing shingles and photograph anything you notice, with the date.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database · Data through · Updated
Foundation & Soil
41/100Moderate
Weekly drought severity, 52 weeks
In 52 of the last 52 weeks, part of the county was in severe drought or worse.
Why this reading →
The score reflects how much of the county was affected each week, not just the worst category recorded. Derived from drought persistence alone. We hold no soil-composition or per-home data, so this describes the moisture conditions around houses in the county, not any one foundation.
40.83 Mean drought severity over 52 weeks — Each week scored by its D-level, scaled by the share of the county at that level
35% of the county is currently at D2; the rest is less dry.
Why this reading →
Reads the same U.S. Drought Monitor feed as Foundation & Soil, but the current week rather than the trailing year. The two are related readings, not independent evidence.
21.7 Current U.S. Drought Monitor category (D2) — 35% of the county at this level
Source: U.S. Drought Monitor · Data through · Updated
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What changed since last week
Compared with the same calculation anchored to :
Roof & Storm down 1 point.
Foundation & Soil up 1 point.
Trees & Yard down 1 point.
Small moves are normal. What matters is the trend — a signal that climbs for three or four straight weeks is your early warning. Want us to watch it for you? A free account emails you when a signal for your county moves meaningfully. Get weekly change alerts →
This is a recomputation, not a stored history: we compare today’s reading with what the same method would have produced a week ago from the same records.
How 78702 compares
Modeled — per-ZIP coming soon
Every input behind this score is recorded at county or metro level, so every ZIP in the metro currently resolves to the same reading. A ZIP-vs-metro comparison would be modelled, not measured, so we do not publish one yet.
We won't publish a ZIP-vs-ZIP comparison until it's measured rather than modeled — when it is, your dashboard will have it first. Get notified when per-ZIP scores launch → (free account)
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Alerts when it matters, quiet when it doesn't. Freeze, hail, extreme heat and flooding recorded for your county, each with what to check. You choose which ones you get.
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Your paper trail. The checks you log and the conditions we record become a dated history of your home — useful for an insurance claim, and for the day you sell.
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