City vs city
Oak Lawn vs Palos Heights, IL
Palos Heights currently scores 2 points higher overall than Oak Lawn, with the largest gap 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
Oak Lawn: 39/100 · Palos Heights: 41/100
Palos Heights is 2 points higher.
Flood
Oak Lawn: 34/100 · Palos Heights: 42/100
Palos Heights is 8 points higher.
Oak Lawn: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Palos Heights: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Oak Lawn: 16/100 · Palos Heights: 16/100
No gap.
Oak Lawn: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Palos Heights: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Oak Lawn: 36/100 · Palos Heights: 37/100
Palos Heights is 1 points higher.
Oak Lawn: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Palos Heights: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Oak Lawn: 27/100 · Palos Heights: 27/100
No gap.
Oak Lawn: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Palos Heights: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Oak Lawn: 100/100 · Palos Heights: 100/100
No gap.
Oak Lawn: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Palos Heights: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Oak Lawn: Unavailable · Palos Heights: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Oak Lawn: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Palos Heights: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Oak Lawn: 28/100 · Palos Heights: 35/100
Palos Heights is 7 points higher.
Oak Lawn: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Palos Heights: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Oak Lawn: 32/100 · Palos Heights: 32/100
No gap.
Oak Lawn: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Palos Heights: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.