City vs city
Alsip vs Palos Heights, IL
Alsip and Palos Heights are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference in flood.
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
Alsip: 41/100 · Palos Heights: 41/100
No gap.
Flood
Alsip: 42/100 · Palos Heights: 42/100
No gap.
Alsip: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Palos Heights: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Alsip: 16/100 · Palos Heights: 16/100
No gap.
Alsip: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Palos Heights: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Alsip: 37/100 · Palos Heights: 37/100
No gap.
Alsip: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Palos Heights: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Alsip: 27/100 · Palos Heights: 27/100
No gap.
Alsip: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Palos Heights: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Alsip: 100/100 · Palos Heights: 100/100
No gap.
Alsip: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Palos Heights: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Alsip: Unavailable · Palos Heights: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Alsip: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Palos Heights: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Alsip: 35/100 · Palos Heights: 35/100
No gap.
Alsip: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Palos Heights: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Alsip: 32/100 · Palos Heights: 32/100
No gap.
Alsip: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Palos Heights: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.