City vs city
Lake Forest vs Wheeling, IL
Lake Forest currently scores 1 points higher overall than Wheeling, 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 Forest: 38/100 · Wheeling: 37/100
Lake Forest is 1 points higher.
Flood
Lake Forest: 64/100 · Wheeling: 59/100
Lake Forest is 5 points higher.
Lake Forest: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.
Wheeling: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 18 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Lake Forest: 15/100 · Wheeling: 16/100
Wheeling is 1 points higher.
Lake Forest: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Wheeling: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Lake Forest: 51/100 · Wheeling: 47/100
Lake Forest is 4 points higher.
Lake Forest: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Wheeling: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Lake Forest: 8/100 · Wheeling: 15/100
Wheeling is 7 points higher.
Lake Forest: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wheeling: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Lake Forest: 87/100 · Wheeling: 75/100
Lake Forest is 12 points higher.
Lake Forest: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wheeling: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Lake Forest: Unavailable · Wheeling: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Lake Forest: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wheeling: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Lake Forest: 17/100 · Wheeling: 25/100
Wheeling is 8 points higher.
Lake Forest: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Wheeling: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Lake Forest: 22/100 · Wheeling: 22/100
No gap.
Lake Forest: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Wheeling: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.