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Bluffton vs Decatur, IN

Bluffton currently scores 1 points higher overall than Decatur, with the largest gap in lightning.

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Bluffton

43/100

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Decatur

42/100

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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

Bluffton: 43/100 · Decatur: 42/100

Bluffton is 1 points higher.

Flood

Bluffton: 35/100 · Decatur: 42/100

Decatur is 7 points higher.

Bluffton: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.

Decatur: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Bluffton: 16/100 · Decatur: 16/100

No gap.

Bluffton: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Decatur: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Bluffton: 82/100 · Decatur: 70/100

Bluffton is 12 points higher.

Bluffton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Decatur: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Bluffton: 38/100 · Decatur: 35/100

Bluffton is 3 points higher.

Bluffton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Decatur: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Bluffton: 99/100 · Decatur: 91/100

Bluffton is 8 points higher.

Bluffton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Decatur: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Bluffton: Unavailable · Decatur: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Bluffton: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Decatur: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Bluffton: 4/100 · Decatur: 12/100

Decatur is 8 points higher.

Bluffton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Decatur: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Bluffton: 30/100 · Decatur: 30/100

No gap.

Bluffton: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

Decatur: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.