City vs city
Glendale Heights vs Wheaton, IL
Wheaton currently scores 12 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 is a current EPA AirNow signal; 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
Glendale Heights: 36/100 · Wheaton: 48/100
Wheaton is 12 points higher.
Flood
Glendale Heights: 37/100 · Wheaton: 50/100
Wheaton is 13 points higher.
Glendale Heights: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wheaton: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 15 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Glendale Heights: 16/100 · Wheaton: 16/100
No gap.
Glendale Heights: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Wheaton: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Glendale Heights: 44/100 · Wheaton: 44/100
No gap.
Glendale Heights: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Wheaton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Glendale Heights: 19/100 · Wheaton: 85/100
Wheaton is 66 points higher.
Glendale Heights: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wheaton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Glendale Heights: 88/100 · Wheaton: 100/100
Wheaton is 12 points higher.
Glendale Heights: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wheaton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Glendale Heights: Unavailable · Wheaton: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Glendale Heights: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wheaton: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Glendale Heights: 20/100 · Wheaton: 12/100
Glendale Heights is 8 points higher.
Glendale Heights: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Wheaton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Glendale Heights: 28/100 · Wheaton: 31/100
Wheaton is 3 points higher.
Glendale Heights: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Wheaton: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.