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