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Chicago vs Pistakee Highlands, IL

Chicago currently scores 10 points higher overall than Pistakee Highlands, with the largest gap in hail.

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Chicago

40/100

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Pistakee Highlands

30/100

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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 · Pistakee Highlands: 30/100

Chicago is 10 points higher.

Flood

Chicago: 44/100 · Pistakee Highlands: 0/100

Chicago is 44 points higher.

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

Pistakee Highlands: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Chicago: 16/100 · Pistakee Highlands: 16/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Chicago: 35/100 · Pistakee Highlands: 64/100

Pistakee Highlands is 29 points higher.

Chicago: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Pistakee Highlands: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Chicago: 27/100 · Pistakee Highlands: 0/100

Chicago is 27 points higher.

Chicago: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Pistakee Highlands: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Chicago: 100/100 · Pistakee Highlands: 42/100

Chicago is 58 points higher.

Chicago: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Pistakee Highlands: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Chicago: Unavailable · Pistakee Highlands: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Chicago: 27/100 · Pistakee Highlands: 37/100

Pistakee Highlands is 10 points higher.

Chicago: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Pistakee Highlands: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Chicago: 28/100 · Pistakee Highlands: 22/100

Chicago is 6 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.

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