City vs city
Lake Bluff vs North Chicago, IL
North Chicago currently scores 1 points higher overall than Lake Bluff, 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
Lake Bluff: 35/100 · North Chicago: 36/100
North Chicago is 1 points higher.
Flood
Lake Bluff: 38/100 · North Chicago: 41/100
North Chicago is 3 points higher.
Lake Bluff: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
North Chicago: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Lake Bluff: 15/100 · North Chicago: 15/100
No gap.
Lake Bluff: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
North Chicago: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Lake Bluff: 49/100 · North Chicago: 53/100
North Chicago is 4 points higher.
Lake Bluff: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
North Chicago: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Lake Bluff: 42/100 · North Chicago: 0/100
Lake Bluff is 42 points higher.
Lake Bluff: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
North Chicago: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Lake Bluff: 63/100 · North Chicago: 55/100
Lake Bluff is 8 points higher.
Lake Bluff: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
North Chicago: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Lake Bluff: Unavailable · North Chicago: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Lake Bluff: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
North Chicago: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Lake Bluff: 17/100 · North Chicago: 28/100
North Chicago is 11 points higher.
Lake Bluff: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
North Chicago: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Lake Bluff: 23/100 · North Chicago: 22/100
Lake Bluff is 1 points higher.
Lake Bluff: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
North Chicago: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.