City vs city
Mount Vernon vs West Frankfort, IL
West Frankfort currently scores 19 points higher overall than Mount Vernon, 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
Mount Vernon: 29/100 · West Frankfort: 48/100
West Frankfort is 19 points higher.
Flood
Mount Vernon: 47/100 · West Frankfort: 76/100
West Frankfort is 29 points higher.
Mount Vernon: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
West Frankfort: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Mount Vernon: 15/100 · West Frankfort: 15/100
No gap.
Mount Vernon: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
West Frankfort: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Mount Vernon: 46/100 · West Frankfort: 48/100
West Frankfort is 2 points higher.
Mount Vernon: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
West Frankfort: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Mount Vernon: 15/100 · West Frankfort: 27/100
West Frankfort is 12 points higher.
Mount Vernon: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Frankfort: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Mount Vernon: 29/100 · West Frankfort: 100/100
West Frankfort is 71 points higher.
Mount Vernon: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Frankfort: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Mount Vernon: Unavailable · West Frankfort: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Mount Vernon: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
West Frankfort: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Mount Vernon: 19/100 · West Frankfort: 39/100
West Frankfort is 20 points higher.
Mount Vernon: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
West Frankfort: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Mount Vernon: 30/100 · West Frankfort: 30/100
No gap.
Mount Vernon: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
West Frankfort: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.