City vs city
East St. Louis vs Waterloo, IL
Waterloo currently scores 2 points higher overall than East St. Louis, with the largest gap in tornado.
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
East St. Louis: 36/100 · Waterloo: 38/100
Waterloo is 2 points higher.
Flood
East St. Louis: 7/100 · Waterloo: 0/100
East St. Louis is 7 points higher.
East St. Louis: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Waterloo: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Wind
East St. Louis: 16/100 · Waterloo: 16/100
No gap.
East St. Louis: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Waterloo: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
East St. Louis: 37/100 · Waterloo: 40/100
Waterloo is 3 points higher.
East St. Louis: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Waterloo: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
East St. Louis: 35/100 · Waterloo: 54/100
Waterloo is 19 points higher.
East St. Louis: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Waterloo: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
East St. Louis: 100/100 · Waterloo: 86/100
East St. Louis is 14 points higher.
East St. Louis: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Waterloo: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
East St. Louis: Unavailable · Waterloo: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
East St. Louis: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Waterloo: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
East St. Louis: 29/100 · Waterloo: 42/100
Waterloo is 13 points higher.
East St. Louis: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Waterloo: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
East St. Louis: 28/100 · Waterloo: 27/100
East St. Louis is 1 points higher.
East St. Louis: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Waterloo: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.