City vs city
Waukegan vs Winthrop Harbor, IL
Waukegan currently scores 4 points higher overall than Winthrop Harbor, 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
Waukegan: 36/100 · Winthrop Harbor: 32/100
Waukegan is 4 points higher.
Flood
Waukegan: 41/100 · Winthrop Harbor: 2/100
Waukegan is 39 points higher.
Waukegan: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Winthrop Harbor: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Waukegan: 15/100 · Winthrop Harbor: 15/100
No gap.
Waukegan: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Winthrop Harbor: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Waukegan: 53/100 · Winthrop Harbor: 57/100
Winthrop Harbor is 4 points higher.
Waukegan: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Winthrop Harbor: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Waukegan: 0/100 · Winthrop Harbor: 46/100
Winthrop Harbor is 46 points higher.
Waukegan: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Winthrop Harbor: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Waukegan: 55/100 · Winthrop Harbor: 46/100
Waukegan is 9 points higher.
Waukegan: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Winthrop Harbor: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Waukegan: Unavailable · Winthrop Harbor: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Waukegan: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Winthrop Harbor: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Waukegan: 28/100 · Winthrop Harbor: 33/100
Winthrop Harbor is 5 points higher.
Waukegan: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Winthrop Harbor: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Waukegan: 22/100 · Winthrop Harbor: 22/100
No gap.
Waukegan: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Winthrop Harbor: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.