City vs city
Chicago Ridge vs Palos Hills, IL
Chicago Ridge and Palos Hills are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference 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 · Palos Hills: 39/100
No gap.
Flood
Chicago Ridge: 34/100 · Palos Hills: 42/100
Palos Hills is 8 points higher.
Chicago Ridge: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Palos Hills: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Chicago Ridge: 16/100 · Palos Hills: 16/100
No gap.
Chicago Ridge: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Palos Hills: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Chicago Ridge: 36/100 · Palos Hills: 38/100
Palos Hills is 2 points higher.
Chicago Ridge: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Palos Hills: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Chicago Ridge: 27/100 · Palos Hills: 58/100
Palos Hills is 31 points higher.
Chicago Ridge: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Palos Hills: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Chicago Ridge: 100/100 · Palos Hills: 64/100
Chicago Ridge is 36 points higher.
Chicago Ridge: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Palos Hills: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Chicago Ridge: Unavailable · Palos Hills: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Chicago Ridge: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Palos Hills: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Chicago Ridge: 28/100 · Palos Hills: 25/100
Chicago Ridge is 3 points higher.
Chicago Ridge: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Palos Hills: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Chicago Ridge: 32/100 · Palos 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.
Palos 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.