City vs city
Springfield vs Sterling, IL
Springfield currently scores 2 points higher overall than Sterling, 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
Springfield: 45/100 · Sterling: 43/100
Springfield is 2 points higher.
Flood
Springfield: 56/100 · Sterling: 51/100
Springfield is 5 points higher.
Springfield: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Sterling: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Springfield: 16/100 · Sterling: 16/100
No gap.
Springfield: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Sterling: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Springfield: 61/100 · Sterling: 36/100
Springfield is 25 points higher.
Springfield: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Sterling: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Springfield: 31/100 · Sterling: 58/100
Sterling is 27 points higher.
Springfield: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sterling: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Springfield: 100/100 · Sterling: 89/100
Springfield is 11 points higher.
Springfield: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sterling: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Springfield: Unavailable · Sterling: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Springfield: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Sterling: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Springfield: 25/100 · Sterling: 20/100
Springfield is 5 points higher.
Springfield: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Sterling: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Springfield: 28/100 · Sterling: 29/100
Sterling is 1 points higher.
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.
Sterling: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.