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Aurora vs Charleston, IL

Charleston currently scores 5 points higher overall than Aurora, with the largest gap in tornado.

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Aurora

34/100

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Charleston

39/100

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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

Aurora: 34/100 · Charleston: 39/100

Charleston is 5 points higher.

Flood

Aurora: 39/100 · Charleston: 54/100

Charleston is 15 points higher.

Aurora: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.

Charleston: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Aurora: 16/100 · Charleston: 15/100

Aurora is 1 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Aurora: 43/100 · Charleston: 57/100

Charleston is 14 points higher.

Aurora: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Charleston: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Aurora: 8/100 · Charleston: 27/100

Charleston is 19 points higher.

Aurora: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Charleston: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Aurora: 90/100 · Charleston: 82/100

Aurora is 8 points higher.

Aurora: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Charleston: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Aurora: Unavailable · Charleston: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Aurora: 14/100 · Charleston: 9/100

Aurora is 5 points higher.

Aurora: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Charleston: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Aurora: 29/100 · Charleston: 31/100

Charleston is 2 points higher.

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

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