City vs city
Beecher vs Chicago Heights, IL
Chicago Heights currently scores 12 points higher overall than Beecher, 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
Beecher: 29/100 · Chicago Heights: 41/100
Chicago Heights is 12 points higher.
Flood
Beecher: 36/100 · Chicago Heights: 46/100
Chicago Heights is 10 points higher.
Beecher: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Chicago Heights: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Beecher: 16/100 · Chicago Heights: 16/100
No gap.
Beecher: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Chicago Heights: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Beecher: 42/100 · Chicago Heights: 38/100
Beecher is 4 points higher.
Beecher: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Chicago Heights: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Beecher: 8/100 · Chicago Heights: 50/100
Chicago Heights is 42 points higher.
Beecher: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Chicago Heights: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Beecher: 36/100 · Chicago Heights: 66/100
Chicago Heights is 30 points higher.
Beecher: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Chicago Heights: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Beecher: Unavailable · Chicago Heights: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Beecher: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Chicago Heights: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Beecher: 35/100 · Chicago Heights: 42/100
Chicago Heights is 7 points higher.
Beecher: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Chicago Heights: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Beecher: 28/100 · Chicago Heights: 30/100
Chicago Heights is 2 points higher.
Beecher: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Chicago Heights: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.