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Aurora vs South Barrington, IL

Aurora and South Barrington are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference in tornado.

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Aurora

42/100

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South Barrington

42/100

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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 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 · South Barrington: 42/100

No gap.

Flood

Aurora: 43/100 · South Barrington: 42/100

Aurora is 1 points higher.

Aurora: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 15 features intersect this tile.

South Barrington: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Aurora: 16/100 · South Barrington: 16/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Aurora: 44/100 · South Barrington: 49/100

South Barrington is 5 points higher.

Aurora: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

South Barrington: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Aurora: 42/100 · South Barrington: 31/100

Aurora is 11 points higher.

Aurora: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

South Barrington: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Aurora: 100/100 · South Barrington: 100/100

No gap.

Aurora: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

South Barrington: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Aurora: Unavailable · South Barrington: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Aurora: 21/100 · South Barrington: 30/100

South Barrington is 9 points higher.

Aurora: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

South Barrington: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Aurora: 29/100 · South Barrington: 29/100

No gap.

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.

South Barrington: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.