City vs city
Carpentersville vs Elgin, IL
Carpentersville currently scores 2 points higher overall than Elgin, 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
Carpentersville: 44/100 · Elgin: 42/100
Carpentersville is 2 points higher.
Flood
Carpentersville: 46/100 · Elgin: 39/100
Carpentersville is 7 points higher.
Carpentersville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Elgin: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Carpentersville: 16/100 · Elgin: 16/100
No gap.
Carpentersville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Elgin: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Carpentersville: 54/100 · Elgin: 51/100
Carpentersville is 3 points higher.
Carpentersville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Elgin: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Carpentersville: 50/100 · Elgin: 35/100
Carpentersville is 15 points higher.
Carpentersville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Elgin: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Carpentersville: 100/100 · Elgin: 100/100
No gap.
Carpentersville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Elgin: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Carpentersville: Unavailable · Elgin: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Carpentersville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Elgin: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Carpentersville: 14/100 · Elgin: 24/100
Elgin is 10 points higher.
Carpentersville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Elgin: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Carpentersville: 27/100 · Elgin: 30/100
Elgin is 3 points higher.
Carpentersville: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Elgin: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.