City vs city
Elmwood Park vs Oak Park, IL
Elmwood Park and Oak Park are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference 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
Elmwood Park: 36/100 · Oak Park: 36/100
No gap.
Flood
Elmwood Park: 42/100 · Oak Park: 36/100
Elmwood Park is 6 points higher.
Elmwood Park: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Oak Park: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Elmwood Park: 16/100 · Oak Park: 16/100
No gap.
Elmwood Park: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Oak Park: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Elmwood Park: 40/100 · Oak Park: 37/100
Elmwood Park is 3 points higher.
Elmwood Park: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Oak Park: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Elmwood Park: 0/100 · Oak Park: 19/100
Oak Park is 19 points higher.
Elmwood Park: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Oak Park: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Elmwood Park: 84/100 · Oak Park: 100/100
Oak Park is 16 points higher.
Elmwood Park: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Oak Park: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Elmwood Park: Unavailable · Oak Park: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Elmwood Park: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Oak Park: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Elmwood Park: 5/100 · Oak Park: 17/100
Oak Park is 12 points higher.
Elmwood Park: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Oak Park: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Elmwood Park: 27/100 · Oak Park: 28/100
Oak Park is 1 points higher.
Elmwood Park: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Oak Park: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.