City vs city
Buffalo Grove vs Lake Forest, IL
Lake Forest currently scores 1 points higher overall than Buffalo Grove, with the largest gap in hail.
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
Buffalo Grove: 37/100 · Lake Forest: 38/100
Lake Forest is 1 points higher.
Flood
Buffalo Grove: 59/100 · Lake Forest: 64/100
Lake Forest is 5 points higher.
Buffalo Grove: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 18 features intersect this tile.
Lake Forest: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Buffalo Grove: 16/100 · Lake Forest: 15/100
Buffalo Grove is 1 points higher.
Buffalo Grove: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lake Forest: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Buffalo Grove: 47/100 · Lake Forest: 51/100
Lake Forest is 4 points higher.
Buffalo Grove: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Lake Forest: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Buffalo Grove: 15/100 · Lake Forest: 8/100
Buffalo Grove is 7 points higher.
Buffalo Grove: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lake Forest: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Buffalo Grove: 75/100 · Lake Forest: 87/100
Lake Forest is 12 points higher.
Buffalo Grove: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lake Forest: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Buffalo Grove: Unavailable · Lake Forest: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Buffalo Grove: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Lake Forest: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Buffalo Grove: 25/100 · Lake Forest: 17/100
Buffalo Grove is 8 points higher.
Buffalo Grove: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Lake Forest: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Buffalo Grove: 22/100 · Lake Forest: 22/100
No gap.
Buffalo Grove: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Lake Forest: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.