City vs city
Lake Zurich vs Vernon Hills, IL
Lake Zurich currently scores 3 points higher overall than Vernon Hills, 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 Zurich: 41/100 · Vernon Hills: 38/100
Lake Zurich is 3 points higher.
Flood
Lake Zurich: 42/100 · Vernon Hills: 64/100
Vernon Hills is 22 points higher.
Lake Zurich: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Vernon Hills: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Lake Zurich: 16/100 · Vernon Hills: 15/100
Lake Zurich is 1 points higher.
Lake Zurich: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Vernon Hills: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Lake Zurich: 49/100 · Vernon Hills: 51/100
Vernon Hills is 2 points higher.
Lake Zurich: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Vernon Hills: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Lake Zurich: 31/100 · Vernon Hills: 8/100
Lake Zurich is 23 points higher.
Lake Zurich: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Vernon Hills: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Lake Zurich: 100/100 · Vernon Hills: 87/100
Lake Zurich is 13 points higher.
Lake Zurich: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Vernon Hills: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Lake Zurich: Unavailable · Vernon Hills: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Lake Zurich: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Vernon Hills: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Lake Zurich: 25/100 · Vernon Hills: 17/100
Lake Zurich is 8 points higher.
Lake Zurich: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Vernon Hills: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Lake Zurich: 23/100 · Vernon Hills: 22/100
Lake Zurich is 1 points higher.
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.
Vernon Hills: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.