City vs city
Paxton vs Rantoul, IL
Rantoul currently scores 3 points higher overall than Paxton, 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
Paxton: 24/100 · Rantoul: 27/100
Rantoul is 3 points higher.
Flood
Paxton: 38/100 · Rantoul: 36/100
Paxton is 2 points higher.
Paxton: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Rantoul: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Paxton: 16/100 · Rantoul: 16/100
No gap.
Paxton: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Rantoul: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Paxton: 47/100 · Rantoul: 48/100
Rantoul is 1 points higher.
Paxton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Rantoul: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Paxton: 15/100 · Rantoul: 15/100
No gap.
Paxton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Rantoul: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Paxton: 10/100 · Rantoul: 29/100
Rantoul is 19 points higher.
Paxton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Rantoul: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Paxton: Unavailable · Rantoul: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Paxton: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Rantoul: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Paxton: 9/100 · Rantoul: 13/100
Rantoul is 4 points higher.
Paxton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Rantoul: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Paxton: 30/100 · Rantoul: 30/100
No gap.
Paxton: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Rantoul: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.