City vs city
Bluffs vs Round Lake Beach, IL
Round Lake Beach currently scores 5 points higher overall than Bluffs, with the largest gap in flood.
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
Bluffs: 34/100 · Round Lake Beach: 39/100
Round Lake Beach is 5 points higher.
Flood
Bluffs: 84/100 · Round Lake Beach: 48/100
Bluffs is 36 points higher.
Bluffs: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Round Lake Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Bluffs: 16/100 · Round Lake Beach: 15/100
Bluffs is 1 points higher.
Bluffs: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Round Lake Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Bluffs: 48/100 · Round Lake Beach: 57/100
Round Lake Beach is 9 points higher.
Bluffs: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Round Lake Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Bluffs: 8/100 · Round Lake Beach: 38/100
Round Lake Beach is 30 points higher.
Bluffs: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Round Lake Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Bluffs: 31/100 · Round Lake Beach: 57/100
Round Lake Beach is 26 points higher.
Bluffs: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Round Lake Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Bluffs: Unavailable · Round Lake Beach: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Bluffs: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Round Lake Beach: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Bluffs: 24/100 · Round Lake Beach: 36/100
Round Lake Beach is 12 points higher.
Bluffs: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Round Lake Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Bluffs: 29/100 · Round Lake Beach: 22/100
Bluffs is 7 points higher.
Bluffs: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Round Lake Beach: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.