City vs city
Palos Heights vs Springfield, IL
Springfield currently scores 4 points higher overall than Palos Heights, with the largest gap in lightning.
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
Palos Heights: 41/100 · Springfield: 45/100
Springfield is 4 points higher.
Flood
Palos Heights: 42/100 · Springfield: 56/100
Springfield is 14 points higher.
Palos Heights: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Springfield: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Palos Heights: 16/100 · Springfield: 16/100
No gap.
Palos Heights: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Springfield: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Palos Heights: 37/100 · Springfield: 61/100
Springfield is 24 points higher.
Palos Heights: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Springfield: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Palos Heights: 27/100 · Springfield: 31/100
Springfield is 4 points higher.
Palos Heights: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Springfield: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Palos Heights: 100/100 · Springfield: 100/100
No gap.
Palos Heights: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Springfield: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Palos Heights: Unavailable · Springfield: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Palos Heights: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Springfield: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Palos Heights: 35/100 · Springfield: 25/100
Palos Heights is 10 points higher.
Palos Heights: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Springfield: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Palos Heights: 32/100 · Springfield: 28/100
Palos Heights is 4 points higher.
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.
Springfield: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.