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Cortland vs DeKalb, IL

DeKalb currently scores 4 points higher overall than Cortland, with the largest gap in hail.

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Cortland

31/100

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DeKalb

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 is a current EPA AirNow signal; 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

Cortland: 31/100 · DeKalb: 35/100

DeKalb is 4 points higher.

Flood

Cortland: 50/100 · DeKalb: 36/100

Cortland is 14 points higher.

Cortland: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.

DeKalb: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Cortland: 16/100 · DeKalb: 16/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Cortland: 54/100 · DeKalb: 52/100

Cortland is 2 points higher.

Cortland: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

DeKalb: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Cortland: 19/100 · DeKalb: 8/100

Cortland is 11 points higher.

Cortland: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

DeKalb: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Cortland: 37/100 · DeKalb: 94/100

DeKalb is 57 points higher.

Cortland: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

DeKalb: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Cortland: Unavailable · DeKalb: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Cortland: 13/100 · DeKalb: 11/100

Cortland is 2 points higher.

Cortland: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

DeKalb: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Cortland: 28/100 · DeKalb: 28/100

No gap.

Cortland: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

DeKalb: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.