City vs city
Lincolnwood vs Niles, IL
Niles currently scores 6 points higher overall than Lincolnwood, 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
Lincolnwood: 36/100 · Niles: 42/100
Niles is 6 points higher.
Flood
Lincolnwood: 48/100 · Niles: 46/100
Lincolnwood is 2 points higher.
Lincolnwood: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Niles: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Lincolnwood: 15/100 · Niles: 16/100
Niles is 1 points higher.
Lincolnwood: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Niles: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Lincolnwood: 38/100 · Niles: 41/100
Niles is 3 points higher.
Lincolnwood: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Niles: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Lincolnwood: 15/100 · Niles: 54/100
Niles is 39 points higher.
Lincolnwood: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Niles: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Lincolnwood: 100/100 · Niles: 100/100
No gap.
Lincolnwood: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Niles: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Lincolnwood: Unavailable · Niles: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Lincolnwood: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Niles: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Lincolnwood: 10/100 · Niles: 16/100
Niles is 6 points higher.
Lincolnwood: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Niles: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Lincolnwood: 26/100 · Niles: 22/100
Lincolnwood is 4 points higher.
Lincolnwood: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Niles: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.