City vs city
Highwood vs Northbrook, IL
Northbrook 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
Highwood: 35/100 · Northbrook: 41/100
Northbrook is 6 points higher.
Flood
Highwood: 38/100 · Northbrook: 43/100
Northbrook is 5 points higher.
Highwood: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Northbrook: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Highwood: 15/100 · Northbrook: 15/100
No gap.
Highwood: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Northbrook: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Highwood: 49/100 · Northbrook: 44/100
Highwood is 5 points higher.
Highwood: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Northbrook: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Highwood: 42/100 · Northbrook: 0/100
Highwood is 42 points higher.
Highwood: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Northbrook: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Highwood: 63/100 · Northbrook: 99/100
Northbrook is 36 points higher.
Highwood: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Northbrook: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Highwood: Unavailable · Northbrook: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Highwood: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Northbrook: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Highwood: 17/100 · Northbrook: 20/100
Northbrook is 3 points higher.
Highwood: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Northbrook: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Highwood: 23/100 · Northbrook: 23/100
No gap.
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.
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.