City vs city
Aurora vs Sterling, IL
Sterling currently scores 1 points higher overall than Aurora, 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 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 · Sterling: 43/100
Sterling is 1 points higher.
Flood
Aurora: 43/100 · Sterling: 51/100
Sterling is 8 points higher.
Aurora: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 15 features intersect this tile.
Sterling: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Aurora: 16/100 · Sterling: 16/100
No gap.
Aurora: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Sterling: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Aurora: 44/100 · Sterling: 36/100
Aurora is 8 points higher.
Aurora: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Sterling: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Aurora: 42/100 · Sterling: 58/100
Sterling is 16 points higher.
Aurora: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sterling: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Aurora: 100/100 · Sterling: 89/100
Aurora is 11 points higher.
Aurora: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sterling: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Aurora: Unavailable · Sterling: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Aurora: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Sterling: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Aurora: 21/100 · Sterling: 20/100
Aurora is 1 points higher.
Aurora: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Sterling: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Aurora: 29/100 · Sterling: 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.
Sterling: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.