City vs city
Alden vs Crystal Lake, IL
Crystal Lake currently scores 19 points higher overall than Alden, 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 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
Alden: 25/100 · Crystal Lake: 44/100
Crystal Lake is 19 points higher.
Flood
Alden: 0/100 · Crystal Lake: 39/100
Crystal Lake is 39 points higher.
Alden: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Crystal Lake: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Alden: 16/100 · Crystal Lake: 16/100
No gap.
Alden: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Crystal Lake: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Alden: 69/100 · Crystal Lake: 60/100
Alden is 9 points higher.
Alden: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Crystal Lake: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Alden: 23/100 · Crystal Lake: 50/100
Crystal Lake is 27 points higher.
Alden: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Crystal Lake: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Alden: 7/100 · Crystal Lake: 92/100
Crystal Lake is 85 points higher.
Alden: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Crystal Lake: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Alden: Unavailable · Crystal Lake: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Alden: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Crystal Lake: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Alden: 37/100 · Crystal Lake: 31/100
Alden is 6 points higher.
Alden: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Crystal Lake: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Alden: 23/100 · Crystal Lake: 22/100
Alden is 1 points higher.
Alden: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Crystal Lake: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.