City vs city
Arlington Heights vs Rolling Meadows, IL
Arlington Heights currently scores 1 points higher overall than Rolling Meadows, 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 · Rolling Meadows: 39/100
Arlington Heights is 1 points higher.
Flood
Arlington Heights: 37/100 · Rolling Meadows: 46/100
Rolling Meadows is 9 points higher.
Arlington Heights: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Rolling Meadows: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Arlington Heights: 16/100 · Rolling Meadows: 16/100
No gap.
Arlington Heights: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Rolling Meadows: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Arlington Heights: 44/100 · Rolling Meadows: 46/100
Rolling Meadows is 2 points higher.
Arlington Heights: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Rolling Meadows: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Arlington Heights: 38/100 · Rolling Meadows: 15/100
Arlington Heights is 23 points higher.
Arlington Heights: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Rolling Meadows: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Arlington Heights: 100/100 · Rolling Meadows: 97/100
Arlington Heights is 3 points higher.
Arlington Heights: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Rolling Meadows: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Arlington Heights: Unavailable · Rolling Meadows: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Arlington Heights: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Rolling Meadows: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Arlington Heights: 20/100 · Rolling Meadows: 23/100
Rolling Meadows is 3 points higher.
Arlington Heights: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Rolling Meadows: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Arlington Heights: 26/100 · Rolling Meadows: 27/100
Rolling Meadows is 1 points higher.
Arlington Heights: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Rolling Meadows: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.