City vs city
Arlington Heights vs Wheeling, IL
Arlington Heights currently scores 3 points higher overall than Wheeling, 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
Arlington Heights: 40/100 · Wheeling: 37/100
Arlington Heights is 3 points higher.
Flood
Arlington Heights: 37/100 · Wheeling: 59/100
Wheeling is 22 points higher.
Arlington Heights: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wheeling: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 18 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Arlington Heights: 16/100 · Wheeling: 16/100
No gap.
Arlington Heights: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Wheeling: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Arlington Heights: 44/100 · Wheeling: 47/100
Wheeling is 3 points higher.
Arlington Heights: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Wheeling: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Arlington Heights: 38/100 · Wheeling: 15/100
Arlington Heights is 23 points higher.
Arlington Heights: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wheeling: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Arlington Heights: 100/100 · Wheeling: 75/100
Arlington Heights is 25 points higher.
Arlington Heights: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wheeling: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Arlington Heights: Unavailable · Wheeling: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Arlington Heights: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wheeling: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Arlington Heights: 20/100 · Wheeling: 25/100
Wheeling is 5 points higher.
Arlington Heights: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Wheeling: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Arlington Heights: 26/100 · Wheeling: 22/100
Arlington Heights is 4 points higher.
Arlington 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.
Wheeling: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.