City vs city
Matteson vs Park Forest, IL
Matteson currently scores 4 points higher overall than Park Forest, with the largest gap in wildfire.
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
Matteson: 41/100 · Park Forest: 37/100
Matteson is 4 points higher.
Flood
Matteson: 48/100 · Park Forest: 43/100
Matteson is 5 points higher.
Matteson: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Park Forest: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Matteson: 16/100 · Park Forest: 16/100
No gap.
Matteson: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Park Forest: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Matteson: 38/100 · Park Forest: 40/100
Park Forest is 2 points higher.
Matteson: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Park Forest: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Matteson: 27/100 · Park Forest: 19/100
Matteson is 8 points higher.
Matteson: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Park Forest: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Matteson: 82/100 · Park Forest: 90/100
Park Forest is 8 points higher.
Matteson: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Park Forest: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Matteson: Unavailable · Park Forest: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Matteson: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Park Forest: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Matteson: 47/100 · Park Forest: 23/100
Matteson is 24 points higher.
Matteson: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Park Forest: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Matteson: 32/100 · Park Forest: 28/100
Matteson is 4 points higher.
Matteson: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Park 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.