City vs city
Benton vs South Bend, IN
South Bend currently scores 13 points higher overall than Benton, 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
Benton: 31/100 · South Bend: 44/100
South Bend is 13 points higher.
Flood
Benton: 34/100 · South Bend: 30/100
Benton is 4 points higher.
Benton: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
South Bend: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Benton: 16/100 · South Bend: 16/100
No gap.
Benton: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
South Bend: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Benton: 56/100 · South Bend: 48/100
Benton is 8 points higher.
Benton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
South Bend: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Benton: 19/100 · South Bend: 54/100
South Bend is 35 points higher.
Benton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
South Bend: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Benton: 43/100 · South Bend: 100/100
South Bend is 57 points higher.
Benton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
South Bend: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Benton: Unavailable · South Bend: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Benton: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
South Bend: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Benton: 20/100 · South Bend: 28/100
South Bend is 8 points higher.
Benton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
South Bend: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Benton: 28/100 · South Bend: 29/100
South Bend is 1 points higher.
Benton: 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.