City vs city
Deerfield vs Wheeling, IL
Deerfield currently scores 4 points higher overall than Wheeling, 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
Deerfield: 41/100 · Wheeling: 37/100
Deerfield is 4 points higher.
Flood
Deerfield: 43/100 · Wheeling: 59/100
Wheeling is 16 points higher.
Deerfield: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wheeling: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 18 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Deerfield: 15/100 · Wheeling: 16/100
Wheeling is 1 points higher.
Deerfield: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Wheeling: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Deerfield: 44/100 · Wheeling: 47/100
Wheeling is 3 points higher.
Deerfield: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Wheeling: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Deerfield: 0/100 · Wheeling: 15/100
Wheeling is 15 points higher.
Deerfield: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wheeling: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Deerfield: 99/100 · Wheeling: 75/100
Deerfield is 24 points higher.
Deerfield: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wheeling: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Deerfield: Unavailable · Wheeling: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Deerfield: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wheeling: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Deerfield: 20/100 · Wheeling: 25/100
Wheeling is 5 points higher.
Deerfield: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Wheeling: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Deerfield: 23/100 · Wheeling: 22/100
Deerfield is 1 points higher.
Deerfield: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Wheeling: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.