City vs city
South Elgin vs Springfield, IL
Springfield currently scores 10 points higher overall than South Elgin, 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
South Elgin: 35/100 · Springfield: 45/100
Springfield is 10 points higher.
Flood
South Elgin: 36/100 · Springfield: 56/100
Springfield is 20 points higher.
South Elgin: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Springfield: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
South Elgin: 16/100 · Springfield: 16/100
No gap.
South Elgin: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Springfield: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
South Elgin: 50/100 · Springfield: 61/100
Springfield is 11 points higher.
South Elgin: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Springfield: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
South Elgin: 15/100 · Springfield: 31/100
Springfield is 16 points higher.
South Elgin: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Springfield: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
South Elgin: 76/100 · Springfield: 100/100
Springfield is 24 points higher.
South Elgin: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Springfield: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
South Elgin: Unavailable · Springfield: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
South Elgin: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Springfield: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
South Elgin: 23/100 · Springfield: 25/100
Springfield is 2 points higher.
South Elgin: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Springfield: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
South Elgin: 30/100 · Springfield: 28/100
South Elgin is 2 points higher.
South Elgin: 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.