City vs city
Lake Bluff vs Springfield, IL
Springfield currently scores 10 points higher overall than Lake Bluff, with the largest gap in hail.
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 · Springfield: 45/100
Springfield is 10 points higher.
Flood
Lake Bluff: 38/100 · Springfield: 56/100
Springfield is 18 points higher.
Lake Bluff: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Springfield: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Lake Bluff: 15/100 · Springfield: 16/100
Springfield is 1 points higher.
Lake Bluff: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Springfield: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Lake Bluff: 49/100 · Springfield: 61/100
Springfield is 12 points higher.
Lake Bluff: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Springfield: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Lake Bluff: 42/100 · Springfield: 31/100
Lake Bluff is 11 points higher.
Lake Bluff: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Springfield: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Lake Bluff: 63/100 · Springfield: 100/100
Springfield is 37 points higher.
Lake Bluff: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Springfield: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Lake Bluff: Unavailable · Springfield: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Lake Bluff: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Springfield: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Lake Bluff: 17/100 · Springfield: 25/100
Springfield is 8 points higher.
Lake Bluff: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Springfield: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Lake Bluff: 23/100 · Springfield: 28/100
Springfield is 5 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.
Springfield: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.