City vs city
Palatine vs Rolling Meadows, IL
Palatine currently scores 2 points higher overall than Rolling Meadows, 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 is a current EPA AirNow signal; 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
Palatine: 41/100 · Rolling Meadows: 39/100
Palatine is 2 points higher.
Flood
Palatine: 42/100 · Rolling Meadows: 46/100
Rolling Meadows is 4 points higher.
Palatine: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Rolling Meadows: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Palatine: 16/100 · Rolling Meadows: 16/100
No gap.
Palatine: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Rolling Meadows: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Palatine: 49/100 · Rolling Meadows: 46/100
Palatine is 3 points higher.
Palatine: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Rolling Meadows: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Palatine: 31/100 · Rolling Meadows: 15/100
Palatine is 16 points higher.
Palatine: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Rolling Meadows: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Palatine: 100/100 · Rolling Meadows: 97/100
Palatine is 3 points higher.
Palatine: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Rolling Meadows: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Palatine: Unavailable · Rolling Meadows: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Palatine: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Rolling Meadows: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Palatine: 25/100 · Rolling Meadows: 23/100
Palatine is 2 points higher.
Palatine: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Rolling Meadows: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Palatine: 23/100 · Rolling Meadows: 27/100
Rolling Meadows is 4 points higher.
Palatine: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Rolling Meadows: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.