City vs city
Highland Park vs Highwood, IL
Highland Park currently scores 6 points higher overall than Highwood, 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
Highland Park: 41/100 · Highwood: 35/100
Highland Park is 6 points higher.
Flood
Highland Park: 43/100 · Highwood: 38/100
Highland Park is 5 points higher.
Highland Park: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Highwood: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Highland Park: 15/100 · Highwood: 15/100
No gap.
Highland Park: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Highwood: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Highland Park: 44/100 · Highwood: 49/100
Highwood is 5 points higher.
Highland Park: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Highwood: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Highland Park: 0/100 · Highwood: 42/100
Highwood is 42 points higher.
Highland Park: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Highwood: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Highland Park: 99/100 · Highwood: 63/100
Highland Park is 36 points higher.
Highland Park: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Highwood: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Highland Park: Unavailable · Highwood: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Highland Park: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Highwood: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Highland Park: 20/100 · Highwood: 17/100
Highland Park is 3 points higher.
Highland Park: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Highwood: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Highland Park: 23/100 · Highwood: 23/100
No gap.
Highland Park: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Highwood: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.