City vs city
Joliet vs South Elgin, IL
Joliet currently scores 12 points higher overall than South Elgin, 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
Joliet: 47/100 · South Elgin: 35/100
Joliet is 12 points higher.
Flood
Joliet: 44/100 · South Elgin: 36/100
Joliet is 8 points higher.
Joliet: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.
South Elgin: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Joliet: 16/100 · South Elgin: 16/100
No gap.
Joliet: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
South Elgin: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Joliet: 43/100 · South Elgin: 50/100
South Elgin is 7 points higher.
Joliet: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
South Elgin: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Joliet: 81/100 · South Elgin: 15/100
Joliet is 66 points higher.
Joliet: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
South Elgin: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Joliet: 96/100 · South Elgin: 76/100
Joliet is 20 points higher.
Joliet: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
South Elgin: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Joliet: Unavailable · South Elgin: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Joliet: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
South Elgin: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Joliet: 21/100 · South Elgin: 23/100
South Elgin is 2 points higher.
Joliet: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
South Elgin: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Joliet: 28/100 · South Elgin: 30/100
South Elgin is 2 points higher.
Joliet: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
South Elgin: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.