City vs city
Aurora vs Barrington Hills, IL
Barrington Hills currently scores 2 points higher overall than Aurora, with the largest gap in lightning.
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
Aurora: 42/100 · Barrington Hills: 44/100
Barrington Hills is 2 points higher.
Flood
Aurora: 43/100 · Barrington Hills: 46/100
Barrington Hills is 3 points higher.
Aurora: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 15 features intersect this tile.
Barrington Hills: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Aurora: 16/100 · Barrington Hills: 16/100
No gap.
Aurora: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Barrington Hills: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Aurora: 44/100 · Barrington Hills: 54/100
Barrington Hills is 10 points higher.
Aurora: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Barrington Hills: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Aurora: 42/100 · Barrington Hills: 50/100
Barrington Hills is 8 points higher.
Aurora: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Barrington Hills: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Aurora: 100/100 · Barrington Hills: 100/100
No gap.
Aurora: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Barrington Hills: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Aurora: Unavailable · Barrington Hills: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Aurora: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Barrington Hills: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Aurora: 21/100 · Barrington Hills: 14/100
Aurora is 7 points higher.
Aurora: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Barrington Hills: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Aurora: 29/100 · Barrington Hills: 27/100
Aurora is 2 points higher.
Aurora: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Barrington Hills: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.