City vs city
Arlington Heights vs Palatine, IL
Palatine currently scores 1 points higher overall than Arlington Heights, with the largest gap 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 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
Arlington Heights: 40/100 · Palatine: 41/100
Palatine is 1 points higher.
Flood
Arlington Heights: 37/100 · Palatine: 42/100
Palatine is 5 points higher.
Arlington Heights: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Palatine: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Arlington Heights: 16/100 · Palatine: 16/100
No gap.
Arlington Heights: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Palatine: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Arlington Heights: 44/100 · Palatine: 49/100
Palatine is 5 points higher.
Arlington Heights: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Palatine: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Arlington Heights: 38/100 · Palatine: 31/100
Arlington Heights is 7 points higher.
Arlington Heights: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Palatine: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Arlington Heights: 100/100 · Palatine: 100/100
No gap.
Arlington Heights: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Palatine: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Arlington Heights: Unavailable · Palatine: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Arlington Heights: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Palatine: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Arlington Heights: 20/100 · Palatine: 25/100
Palatine is 5 points higher.
Arlington Heights: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Palatine: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Arlington Heights: 26/100 · Palatine: 23/100
Arlington Heights is 3 points higher.
Arlington Heights: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Palatine: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.