City vs city
Palos Hills vs Willow Springs, IL
Palos Hills currently scores 5 points higher overall than Willow Springs, 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 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 Hills: 39/100 · Willow Springs: 34/100
Palos Hills is 5 points higher.
Flood
Palos Hills: 42/100 · Willow Springs: 42/100
No gap.
Palos Hills: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Willow Springs: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Palos Hills: 16/100 · Willow Springs: 16/100
No gap.
Palos Hills: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Willow Springs: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Palos Hills: 38/100 · Willow Springs: 38/100
No gap.
Palos Hills: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Willow Springs: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Palos Hills: 58/100 · Willow Springs: 15/100
Palos Hills is 43 points higher.
Palos Hills: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Willow Springs: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Palos Hills: 64/100 · Willow Springs: 75/100
Willow Springs is 11 points higher.
Palos Hills: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Willow Springs: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Palos Hills: Unavailable · Willow Springs: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Palos Hills: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Willow Springs: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Palos Hills: 25/100 · Willow Springs: 18/100
Palos Hills is 7 points higher.
Palos Hills: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Willow Springs: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Palos Hills: 31/100 · Willow Springs: 31/100
No gap.
Palos Hills: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Willow Springs: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.