City vs city
Glen Ellyn vs Glendale Heights, IL
Glen Ellyn currently scores 5 points higher overall than Glendale Heights, 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
Glen Ellyn: 41/100 · Glendale Heights: 36/100
Glen Ellyn is 5 points higher.
Flood
Glen Ellyn: 42/100 · Glendale Heights: 37/100
Glen Ellyn is 5 points higher.
Glen Ellyn: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Glendale Heights: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Glen Ellyn: 16/100 · Glendale Heights: 16/100
No gap.
Glen Ellyn: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Glendale Heights: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Glen Ellyn: 42/100 · Glendale Heights: 44/100
Glendale Heights is 2 points higher.
Glen Ellyn: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Glendale Heights: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Glen Ellyn: 38/100 · Glendale Heights: 19/100
Glen Ellyn is 19 points higher.
Glen Ellyn: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Glendale Heights: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Glen Ellyn: 100/100 · Glendale Heights: 88/100
Glen Ellyn is 12 points higher.
Glen Ellyn: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Glendale Heights: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Glen Ellyn: Unavailable · Glendale Heights: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Glen Ellyn: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Glendale Heights: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Glen Ellyn: 18/100 · Glendale Heights: 20/100
Glendale Heights is 2 points higher.
Glen Ellyn: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Glendale Heights: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Glen Ellyn: 31/100 · Glendale Heights: 28/100
Glen Ellyn is 3 points higher.
Glen Ellyn: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Glendale Heights: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.