City vs city
Harwood Heights vs Niles, IL
Niles currently scores 6 points higher overall than Harwood 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
Harwood Heights: 36/100 · Niles: 42/100
Niles is 6 points higher.
Flood
Harwood Heights: 42/100 · Niles: 46/100
Niles is 4 points higher.
Harwood Heights: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Niles: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Harwood Heights: 16/100 · Niles: 16/100
No gap.
Harwood Heights: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Niles: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Harwood Heights: 40/100 · Niles: 41/100
Niles is 1 points higher.
Harwood Heights: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Niles: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Harwood Heights: 0/100 · Niles: 54/100
Niles is 54 points higher.
Harwood Heights: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Niles: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Harwood Heights: 84/100 · Niles: 100/100
Niles is 16 points higher.
Harwood Heights: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Niles: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Harwood Heights: Unavailable · Niles: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Harwood Heights: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Niles: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Harwood Heights: 5/100 · Niles: 16/100
Niles is 11 points higher.
Harwood Heights: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Niles: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Harwood Heights: 27/100 · Niles: 22/100
Harwood Heights is 5 points higher.
Harwood 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.
Niles: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.