City vs city
Chicago vs Lake Villa, IL
Chicago currently scores 6 points higher overall than Lake Villa, with the largest gap 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: 40/100 · Lake Villa: 34/100
Chicago is 6 points higher.
Flood
Chicago: 44/100 · Lake Villa: 0/100
Chicago is 44 points higher.
Chicago: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Lake Villa: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Chicago: 16/100 · Lake Villa: 15/100
Chicago is 1 points higher.
Chicago: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lake Villa: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Chicago: 35/100 · Lake Villa: 61/100
Lake Villa is 26 points higher.
Chicago: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Lake Villa: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Chicago: 27/100 · Lake Villa: 19/100
Chicago is 8 points higher.
Chicago: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lake Villa: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Chicago: 100/100 · Lake Villa: 83/100
Chicago is 17 points higher.
Chicago: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lake Villa: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Chicago: Unavailable · Lake Villa: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Chicago: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Lake Villa: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Chicago: 27/100 · Lake Villa: 38/100
Lake Villa is 11 points higher.
Chicago: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Lake Villa: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Chicago: 28/100 · Lake Villa: 23/100
Chicago is 5 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.
Lake Villa: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.