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Chicago vs Galesburg, IL

Chicago currently scores 5 points higher overall than Galesburg, with the largest gap in tornado.

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Chicago

40/100

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Galesburg

35/100

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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: 40/100 · Galesburg: 35/100

Chicago is 5 points higher.

Flood

Chicago: 44/100 · Galesburg: 33/100

Chicago is 11 points higher.

Chicago: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.

Galesburg: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Chicago: 16/100 · Galesburg: 17/100

Galesburg is 1 points higher.

Chicago: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Galesburg: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Chicago: 35/100 · Galesburg: 55/100

Galesburg is 20 points higher.

Chicago: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Galesburg: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Chicago: 27/100 · Galesburg: 4/100

Chicago is 23 points higher.

Chicago: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Galesburg: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Chicago: 100/100 · Galesburg: 100/100

No gap.

Chicago: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Galesburg: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Chicago: Unavailable · Galesburg: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Chicago: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Galesburg: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Chicago: 27/100 · Galesburg: 12/100

Chicago is 15 points higher.

Chicago: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Galesburg: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Chicago: 28/100 · Galesburg: 26/100

Chicago is 2 points higher.

Chicago: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.

Galesburg: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.