City vs city
Homewood vs Steger, IL
Homewood currently scores 4 points higher overall than Steger, 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
Homewood: 41/100 · Steger: 37/100
Homewood is 4 points higher.
Flood
Homewood: 46/100 · Steger: 43/100
Homewood is 3 points higher.
Homewood: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Steger: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Homewood: 16/100 · Steger: 16/100
No gap.
Homewood: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Steger: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Homewood: 38/100 · Steger: 40/100
Steger is 2 points higher.
Homewood: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Steger: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Homewood: 50/100 · Steger: 19/100
Homewood is 31 points higher.
Homewood: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Steger: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Homewood: 66/100 · Steger: 90/100
Steger is 24 points higher.
Homewood: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Steger: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Homewood: Unavailable · Steger: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Homewood: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Steger: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Homewood: 42/100 · Steger: 23/100
Homewood is 19 points higher.
Homewood: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Steger: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Homewood: 30/100 · Steger: 28/100
Homewood is 2 points higher.
Homewood: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Steger: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.