City vs city
Elmwood Park vs River Forest, IL
Elmwood Park currently scores 3 points higher overall than River Forest, 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
Elmwood Park: 36/100 · River Forest: 33/100
Elmwood Park is 3 points higher.
Flood
Elmwood Park: 42/100 · River Forest: 36/100
Elmwood Park is 6 points higher.
Elmwood Park: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
River Forest: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Elmwood Park: 16/100 · River Forest: 16/100
No gap.
Elmwood Park: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
River Forest: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Elmwood Park: 40/100 · River Forest: 39/100
Elmwood Park is 1 points higher.
Elmwood Park: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
River Forest: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Elmwood Park: 0/100 · River Forest: 19/100
River Forest is 19 points higher.
Elmwood Park: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
River Forest: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Elmwood Park: 84/100 · River Forest: 77/100
Elmwood Park is 7 points higher.
Elmwood Park: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
River Forest: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Elmwood Park: Unavailable · River Forest: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Elmwood Park: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
River Forest: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Elmwood Park: 5/100 · River Forest: 13/100
River Forest is 8 points higher.
Elmwood Park: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
River Forest: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Elmwood Park: 27/100 · River Forest: 30/100
River Forest is 3 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.
River Forest: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.