City vs city
Chicago Ridge vs Oak Lawn, IL
Chicago Ridge and Oak Lawn are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference in flood.
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 · Oak Lawn: 39/100
No gap.
Flood
Chicago Ridge: 34/100 · Oak Lawn: 34/100
No gap.
Chicago Ridge: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Oak Lawn: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Chicago Ridge: 16/100 · Oak Lawn: 16/100
No gap.
Chicago Ridge: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Oak Lawn: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Chicago Ridge: 36/100 · Oak Lawn: 36/100
No gap.
Chicago Ridge: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Oak Lawn: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Chicago Ridge: 27/100 · Oak Lawn: 27/100
No gap.
Chicago Ridge: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Oak Lawn: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Chicago Ridge: 100/100 · Oak Lawn: 100/100
No gap.
Chicago Ridge: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Oak Lawn: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Chicago Ridge: Unavailable · Oak Lawn: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Chicago Ridge: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Oak Lawn: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Chicago Ridge: 28/100 · Oak Lawn: 28/100
No gap.
Chicago Ridge: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Oak Lawn: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Chicago Ridge: 32/100 · Oak Lawn: 32/100
No gap.
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.
Oak Lawn: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.