City vs city
DeKalb vs Rockford, IL
Rockford currently scores 5 points higher overall than DeKalb, with the largest gap in wildfire.
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
DeKalb: 35/100 · Rockford: 40/100
Rockford is 5 points higher.
Flood
DeKalb: 36/100 · Rockford: 39/100
Rockford is 3 points higher.
DeKalb: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Rockford: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
DeKalb: 16/100 · Rockford: 16/100
No gap.
DeKalb: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Rockford: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
DeKalb: 52/100 · Rockford: 56/100
Rockford is 4 points higher.
DeKalb: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Rockford: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
DeKalb: 8/100 · Rockford: 15/100
Rockford is 7 points higher.
DeKalb: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Rockford: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
DeKalb: 94/100 · Rockford: 100/100
Rockford is 6 points higher.
DeKalb: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Rockford: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
DeKalb: Unavailable · Rockford: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
DeKalb: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Rockford: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
DeKalb: 11/100 · Rockford: 26/100
Rockford is 15 points higher.
DeKalb: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Rockford: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
DeKalb: 28/100 · Rockford: 26/100
DeKalb is 2 points higher.
DeKalb: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Rockford: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.