City vs city
Chicago Heights vs South Chicago Heights, IL
Chicago Heights currently scores 4 points higher overall than South Chicago Heights, 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
Chicago Heights: 41/100 · South Chicago Heights: 37/100
Chicago Heights is 4 points higher.
Flood
Chicago Heights: 46/100 · South Chicago Heights: 43/100
Chicago Heights is 3 points higher.
Chicago Heights: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
South Chicago Heights: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Chicago Heights: 16/100 · South Chicago Heights: 16/100
No gap.
Chicago Heights: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
South Chicago Heights: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Chicago Heights: 38/100 · South Chicago Heights: 40/100
South Chicago Heights is 2 points higher.
Chicago Heights: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
South Chicago Heights: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Chicago Heights: 50/100 · South Chicago Heights: 19/100
Chicago Heights is 31 points higher.
Chicago Heights: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
South Chicago Heights: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Chicago Heights: 66/100 · South Chicago Heights: 90/100
South Chicago Heights is 24 points higher.
Chicago Heights: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
South Chicago Heights: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Chicago Heights: Unavailable · South Chicago Heights: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Chicago Heights: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
South Chicago Heights: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Chicago Heights: 42/100 · South Chicago Heights: 23/100
Chicago Heights is 19 points higher.
Chicago Heights: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
South Chicago Heights: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Chicago Heights: 30/100 · South Chicago Heights: 28/100
Chicago Heights is 2 points higher.
Chicago 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.
South Chicago 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.