City vs city
Champaign vs Chicago, IL
Champaign currently scores 5 points higher overall than Chicago, 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 is a current EPA AirNow signal; 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
Champaign: 45/100 · Chicago: 40/100
Champaign is 5 points higher.
Flood
Champaign: 38/100 · Chicago: 44/100
Chicago is 6 points higher.
Champaign: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Chicago: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Champaign: 16/100 · Chicago: 16/100
No gap.
Champaign: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Chicago: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Champaign: 47/100 · Chicago: 35/100
Champaign is 12 points higher.
Champaign: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Chicago: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Champaign: 69/100 · Chicago: 27/100
Champaign is 42 points higher.
Champaign: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Chicago: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Champaign: 97/100 · Chicago: 100/100
Chicago is 3 points higher.
Champaign: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Chicago: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Champaign: Unavailable · Chicago: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Champaign: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Chicago: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Champaign: 21/100 · Chicago: 27/100
Chicago is 6 points higher.
Champaign: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Chicago: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Champaign: 30/100 · Chicago: 28/100
Champaign is 2 points higher.
Champaign: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Chicago: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.