City vs city
Buffalo Grove vs Prospect Heights, IL
Buffalo Grove and Prospect Heights are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference 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
Buffalo Grove: 37/100 · Prospect Heights: 37/100
No gap.
Flood
Buffalo Grove: 59/100 · Prospect Heights: 59/100
No gap.
Buffalo Grove: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 18 features intersect this tile.
Prospect Heights: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 18 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Buffalo Grove: 16/100 · Prospect Heights: 16/100
No gap.
Buffalo Grove: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Prospect Heights: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Buffalo Grove: 47/100 · Prospect Heights: 47/100
No gap.
Buffalo Grove: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Prospect Heights: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Buffalo Grove: 15/100 · Prospect Heights: 15/100
No gap.
Buffalo Grove: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Prospect Heights: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Buffalo Grove: 75/100 · Prospect Heights: 75/100
No gap.
Buffalo Grove: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Prospect Heights: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Buffalo Grove: Unavailable · Prospect Heights: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Buffalo Grove: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Prospect Heights: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Buffalo Grove: 25/100 · Prospect Heights: 25/100
No gap.
Buffalo Grove: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Prospect Heights: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Buffalo Grove: 22/100 · Prospect Heights: 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.
Prospect 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.