City vs city
Countryside vs Western Springs, IL
Western Springs currently scores 3 points higher overall than Countryside, with the largest gap 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
Countryside: 34/100 · Western Springs: 37/100
Western Springs is 3 points higher.
Flood
Countryside: 42/100 · Western Springs: 40/100
Countryside is 2 points higher.
Countryside: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Western Springs: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Countryside: 16/100 · Western Springs: 16/100
No gap.
Countryside: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Western Springs: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Countryside: 38/100 · Western Springs: 41/100
Western Springs is 3 points higher.
Countryside: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Western Springs: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Countryside: 15/100 · Western Springs: 23/100
Western Springs is 8 points higher.
Countryside: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Western Springs: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Countryside: 75/100 · Western Springs: 93/100
Western Springs is 18 points higher.
Countryside: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Western Springs: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Countryside: Unavailable · Western Springs: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Countryside: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Western Springs: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Countryside: 18/100 · Western Springs: 16/100
Countryside is 2 points higher.
Countryside: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Western Springs: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Countryside: 31/100 · Western Springs: 29/100
Countryside is 2 points higher.
Countryside: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Western Springs: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.