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Batavia vs West Chicago, IL

Batavia currently scores 6 points higher overall than West Chicago, with the largest gap in tornado.

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Batavia

42/100

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West Chicago

36/100

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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

Batavia: 42/100 · West Chicago: 36/100

Batavia is 6 points higher.

Flood

Batavia: 40/100 · West Chicago: 40/100

No gap.

Batavia: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.

West Chicago: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Batavia: 16/100 · West Chicago: 16/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Batavia: 47/100 · West Chicago: 46/100

Batavia is 1 points higher.

Batavia: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

West Chicago: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Batavia: 38/100 · West Chicago: 12/100

Batavia is 26 points higher.

Batavia: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

West Chicago: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Batavia: 100/100 · West Chicago: 86/100

Batavia is 14 points higher.

Batavia: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

West Chicago: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Batavia: Unavailable · West Chicago: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Batavia: 22/100 · West Chicago: 21/100

Batavia is 1 points higher.

Batavia: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

West Chicago: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Batavia: 29/100 · West Chicago: 29/100

No gap.

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

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