City vs city
Freeport vs Machesney Park, IL
Machesney Park currently scores 3 points higher overall than Freeport, with the largest gap in lightning.
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
Freeport: 38/100 · Machesney Park: 41/100
Machesney Park is 3 points higher.
Flood
Freeport: 45/100 · Machesney Park: 46/100
Machesney Park is 1 points higher.
Freeport: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Machesney Park: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Freeport: 16/100 · Machesney Park: 16/100
No gap.
Freeport: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Machesney Park: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Freeport: 41/100 · Machesney Park: 58/100
Machesney Park is 17 points higher.
Freeport: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Machesney Park: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Freeport: 23/100 · Machesney Park: 15/100
Freeport is 8 points higher.
Freeport: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Machesney Park: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Freeport: 88/100 · Machesney Park: 100/100
Machesney Park is 12 points higher.
Freeport: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Machesney Park: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Freeport: Unavailable · Machesney Park: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Freeport: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Machesney Park: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Freeport: 29/100 · Machesney Park: 29/100
No gap.
Freeport: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Machesney Park: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Freeport: 26/100 · Machesney Park: 25/100
Freeport is 1 points higher.
Freeport: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Machesney 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.