City vs city
Cherry Valley vs Machesney Park, IL
Cherry Valley currently scores 7 points higher overall than Machesney Park, 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
Cherry Valley: 48/100 · Machesney Park: 41/100
Cherry Valley is 7 points higher.
Flood
Cherry Valley: 53/100 · Machesney Park: 46/100
Cherry Valley is 7 points higher.
Cherry Valley: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Machesney Park: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cherry Valley: 16/100 · Machesney Park: 16/100
No gap.
Cherry Valley: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Machesney Park: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cherry Valley: 58/100 · Machesney Park: 58/100
No gap.
Cherry Valley: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Machesney Park: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cherry Valley: 62/100 · Machesney Park: 15/100
Cherry Valley is 47 points higher.
Cherry Valley: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Machesney Park: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cherry Valley: 98/100 · Machesney Park: 100/100
Machesney Park is 2 points higher.
Cherry Valley: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Machesney Park: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cherry Valley: Unavailable · Machesney Park: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Cherry Valley: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Machesney Park: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Cherry Valley: 25/100 · Machesney Park: 29/100
Machesney Park is 4 points higher.
Cherry Valley: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Machesney Park: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Cherry Valley: 26/100 · Machesney Park: 25/100
Cherry Valley is 1 points higher.
Cherry Valley: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Machesney Park: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.