City vs city
Prospect Heights vs Round Lake Beach, IL
Round Lake Beach currently scores 2 points higher overall than Prospect Heights, 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
Prospect Heights: 37/100 · Round Lake Beach: 39/100
Round Lake Beach is 2 points higher.
Flood
Prospect Heights: 59/100 · Round Lake Beach: 48/100
Prospect Heights is 11 points higher.
Prospect Heights: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 18 features intersect this tile.
Round Lake Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Prospect Heights: 16/100 · Round Lake Beach: 15/100
Prospect Heights is 1 points higher.
Prospect Heights: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Round Lake Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Prospect Heights: 47/100 · Round Lake Beach: 57/100
Round Lake Beach is 10 points higher.
Prospect Heights: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Round Lake Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Prospect Heights: 15/100 · Round Lake Beach: 38/100
Round Lake Beach is 23 points higher.
Prospect Heights: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Round Lake Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Prospect Heights: 75/100 · Round Lake Beach: 57/100
Prospect Heights is 18 points higher.
Prospect Heights: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Round Lake Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Prospect Heights: Unavailable · Round Lake Beach: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Prospect Heights: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Round Lake Beach: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Prospect Heights: 25/100 · Round Lake Beach: 36/100
Round Lake Beach is 11 points higher.
Prospect Heights: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Round Lake Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Prospect Heights: 22/100 · Round Lake Beach: 22/100
No gap.
Prospect 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.
Round Lake Beach: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.