City vs city
Akron vs South Bend, IN
South Bend currently scores 11 points higher overall than Akron, 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
Akron: 33/100 · South Bend: 44/100
South Bend is 11 points higher.
Flood
Akron: 32/100 · South Bend: 30/100
Akron is 2 points higher.
Akron: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
South Bend: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Akron: 16/100 · South Bend: 16/100
No gap.
Akron: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
South Bend: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Akron: 79/100 · South Bend: 48/100
Akron is 31 points higher.
Akron: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
South Bend: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Akron: 0/100 · South Bend: 54/100
South Bend is 54 points higher.
Akron: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
South Bend: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Akron: 25/100 · South Bend: 100/100
South Bend is 75 points higher.
Akron: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
South Bend: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Akron: Unavailable · South Bend: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Akron: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
South Bend: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Akron: 11/100 · South Bend: 28/100
South Bend is 17 points higher.
Akron: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
South Bend: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Akron: 32/100 · South Bend: 29/100
Akron is 3 points higher.
Akron: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
South Bend: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.