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Alton vs Glen Carbon, IL

Glen Carbon currently scores 2 points higher overall than Alton, with the largest gap in wildfire.

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Glen Carbon

36/100

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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

Alton: 34/100 · Glen Carbon: 36/100

Glen Carbon is 2 points higher.

Flood

Alton: 0/100 · Glen Carbon: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Alton: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.

Glen Carbon: Flood model is not available for this location yet.

Wind

Alton: 16/100 · Glen Carbon: 16/100

No gap.

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

Glen Carbon: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Alton: 53/100 · Glen Carbon: 42/100

Alton is 11 points higher.

Alton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Glen Carbon: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Alton: 27/100 · Glen Carbon: 35/100

Glen Carbon is 8 points higher.

Alton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Glen Carbon: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Alton: 91/100 · Glen Carbon: 100/100

Glen Carbon is 9 points higher.

Alton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Glen Carbon: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Alton: Unavailable · Glen Carbon: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

Glen Carbon: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Alton: 16/100 · Glen Carbon: 29/100

Glen Carbon is 13 points higher.

Alton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Glen Carbon: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Alton: 35/100 · Glen Carbon: 32/100

Alton is 3 points higher.

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

Glen Carbon: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.