City vs city
Lake Zurich vs Palatine, IL
Lake Zurich and Palatine are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference in flood.
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 Zurich: 41/100 · Palatine: 41/100
No gap.
Flood
Lake Zurich: 42/100 · Palatine: 42/100
No gap.
Lake Zurich: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Palatine: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Lake Zurich: 16/100 · Palatine: 16/100
No gap.
Lake Zurich: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Palatine: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Lake Zurich: 49/100 · Palatine: 49/100
No gap.
Lake Zurich: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Palatine: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Lake Zurich: 31/100 · Palatine: 31/100
No gap.
Lake Zurich: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Palatine: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Lake Zurich: 100/100 · Palatine: 100/100
No gap.
Lake Zurich: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Palatine: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Lake Zurich: Unavailable · Palatine: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Lake Zurich: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Palatine: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Lake Zurich: 25/100 · Palatine: 25/100
No gap.
Lake Zurich: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Palatine: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Lake Zurich: 23/100 · Palatine: 23/100
No gap.
Lake Zurich: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Palatine: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.