City vs city
Chicago Ridge vs Hickory Hills, IL
Chicago Ridge currently scores 5 points higher overall than Hickory Hills, with the largest gap in hail.
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 Ridge: 39/100 · Hickory Hills: 34/100
Chicago Ridge is 5 points higher.
Flood
Chicago Ridge: 34/100 · Hickory Hills: 42/100
Hickory Hills is 8 points higher.
Chicago Ridge: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Hickory Hills: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Chicago Ridge: 16/100 · Hickory Hills: 16/100
No gap.
Chicago Ridge: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Hickory Hills: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Chicago Ridge: 36/100 · Hickory Hills: 38/100
Hickory Hills is 2 points higher.
Chicago Ridge: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Hickory Hills: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Chicago Ridge: 27/100 · Hickory Hills: 15/100
Chicago Ridge is 12 points higher.
Chicago Ridge: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hickory Hills: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Chicago Ridge: 100/100 · Hickory Hills: 75/100
Chicago Ridge is 25 points higher.
Chicago Ridge: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hickory Hills: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Chicago Ridge: Unavailable · Hickory Hills: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Chicago Ridge: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Hickory Hills: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Chicago Ridge: 28/100 · Hickory Hills: 18/100
Chicago Ridge is 10 points higher.
Chicago Ridge: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Hickory Hills: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Chicago Ridge: 32/100 · Hickory Hills: 31/100
Chicago Ridge is 1 points higher.
Chicago Ridge: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Hickory Hills: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.