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Granite City vs Rockford, IL

Rockford currently scores 3 points higher overall than Granite City, with the largest gap in tornado.

Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.

Granite City

37/100

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Rockford

40/100

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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

Granite City: 37/100 · Rockford: 40/100

Rockford is 3 points higher.

Flood

Granite City: Unavailable · Rockford: 39/100

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Granite City: Flood model is not available for this location yet.

Rockford: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Granite City: 16/100 · Rockford: 16/100

No gap.

Granite City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Rockford: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Granite City: 42/100 · Rockford: 56/100

Rockford is 14 points higher.

Granite City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Rockford: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Granite City: 62/100 · Rockford: 15/100

Granite City is 47 points higher.

Granite City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Rockford: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Granite City: 79/100 · Rockford: 100/100

Rockford is 21 points higher.

Granite City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Rockford: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Granite City: Unavailable · Rockford: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Granite City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Rockford: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Granite City: 29/100 · Rockford: 26/100

Granite City is 3 points higher.

Granite City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Rockford: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Granite City: 32/100 · Rockford: 26/100

Granite City is 6 points higher.

Granite City: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.

Rockford: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.