City vs city
Gurnee vs Winthrop Harbor, IL
Gurnee and Winthrop Harbor are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference in flood.
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
Gurnee: 32/100 · Winthrop Harbor: 32/100
No gap.
Flood
Gurnee: 48/100 · Winthrop Harbor: 2/100
Gurnee is 46 points higher.
Gurnee: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Winthrop Harbor: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Gurnee: 15/100 · Winthrop Harbor: 15/100
No gap.
Gurnee: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Winthrop Harbor: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Gurnee: 56/100 · Winthrop Harbor: 57/100
Winthrop Harbor is 1 points higher.
Gurnee: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Winthrop Harbor: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Gurnee: 8/100 · Winthrop Harbor: 46/100
Winthrop Harbor is 38 points higher.
Gurnee: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Winthrop Harbor: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Gurnee: 38/100 · Winthrop Harbor: 46/100
Winthrop Harbor is 8 points higher.
Gurnee: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Winthrop Harbor: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Gurnee: Unavailable · Winthrop Harbor: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Gurnee: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Winthrop Harbor: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Gurnee: 34/100 · Winthrop Harbor: 33/100
Gurnee is 1 points higher.
Gurnee: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Winthrop Harbor: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Gurnee: 23/100 · Winthrop Harbor: 22/100
Gurnee is 1 points higher.
Gurnee: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Winthrop Harbor: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.