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Bellwood vs Chicago, IL

Chicago currently scores 7 points higher overall than Bellwood, with the largest gap in hail.

Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.

Bellwood

33/100

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Chicago

40/100

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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

Bellwood: 33/100 · Chicago: 40/100

Chicago is 7 points higher.

Flood

Bellwood: 36/100 · Chicago: 44/100

Chicago is 8 points higher.

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

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

Wind

Bellwood: 16/100 · Chicago: 16/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Bellwood: 39/100 · Chicago: 35/100

Bellwood is 4 points higher.

Bellwood: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Chicago: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Bellwood: 19/100 · Chicago: 27/100

Chicago is 8 points higher.

Bellwood: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Chicago: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Bellwood: 77/100 · Chicago: 100/100

Chicago is 23 points higher.

Bellwood: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Chicago: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Bellwood: Unavailable · Chicago: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Bellwood: 13/100 · Chicago: 27/100

Chicago is 14 points higher.

Bellwood: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Chicago: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Bellwood: 30/100 · Chicago: 28/100

Bellwood is 2 points higher.

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