City vs city
Rock Falls vs Rockford, IL
Rock Falls currently scores 3 points higher overall than Rockford, 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
Rock Falls: 43/100 · Rockford: 40/100
Rock Falls is 3 points higher.
Flood
Rock Falls: 51/100 · Rockford: 39/100
Rock Falls is 12 points higher.
Rock Falls: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Rockford: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Rock Falls: 16/100 · Rockford: 16/100
No gap.
Rock Falls: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Rockford: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Rock Falls: 36/100 · Rockford: 56/100
Rockford is 20 points higher.
Rock Falls: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Rockford: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Rock Falls: 58/100 · Rockford: 15/100
Rock Falls is 43 points higher.
Rock Falls: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Rockford: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Rock Falls: 89/100 · Rockford: 100/100
Rockford is 11 points higher.
Rock Falls: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Rockford: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Rock Falls: Unavailable · Rockford: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Rock Falls: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Rockford: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Rock Falls: 20/100 · Rockford: 26/100
Rockford is 6 points higher.
Rock Falls: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Rockford: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Rock Falls: 29/100 · Rockford: 26/100
Rock Falls is 3 points higher.
Rock Falls: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Rockford: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.