City vs city
Beech Grove vs New Palestine, IN
Beech Grove currently scores 10 points higher overall than New Palestine, 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 is a current EPA AirNow signal; 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
Beech Grove: 46/100 · New Palestine: 36/100
Beech Grove is 10 points higher.
Flood
Beech Grove: 38/100 · New Palestine: 39/100
New Palestine is 1 points higher.
Beech Grove: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
New Palestine: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Beech Grove: 15/100 · New Palestine: 15/100
No gap.
Beech Grove: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
New Palestine: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Beech Grove: 50/100 · New Palestine: 49/100
Beech Grove is 1 points higher.
Beech Grove: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
New Palestine: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Beech Grove: 81/100 · New Palestine: 15/100
Beech Grove is 66 points higher.
Beech Grove: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
New Palestine: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Beech Grove: 100/100 · New Palestine: 100/100
No gap.
Beech Grove: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
New Palestine: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Beech Grove: Unavailable · New Palestine: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Beech Grove: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
New Palestine: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Beech Grove: 11/100 · New Palestine: 8/100
Beech Grove is 3 points higher.
Beech Grove: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
New Palestine: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Beech Grove: 28/100 · New Palestine: 29/100
New Palestine is 1 points higher.
Beech Grove: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
New Palestine: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.