City vs city
Cedar Lake vs Elkhart, IN
Cedar Lake and Elkhart are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference 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
Cedar Lake: 35/100 · Elkhart: 35/100
No gap.
Flood
Cedar Lake: 42/100 · Elkhart: 36/100
Cedar Lake is 6 points higher.
Cedar Lake: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Elkhart: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cedar Lake: 16/100 · Elkhart: 16/100
No gap.
Cedar Lake: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Elkhart: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cedar Lake: 44/100 · Elkhart: 51/100
Elkhart is 7 points higher.
Cedar Lake: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Elkhart: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cedar Lake: 38/100 · Elkhart: 8/100
Cedar Lake is 30 points higher.
Cedar Lake: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Elkhart: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cedar Lake: 30/100 · Elkhart: 91/100
Elkhart is 61 points higher.
Cedar Lake: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Elkhart: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cedar Lake: Unavailable · Elkhart: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Cedar Lake: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Elkhart: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Cedar Lake: 44/100 · Elkhart: 12/100
Cedar Lake is 32 points higher.
Cedar Lake: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Elkhart: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Cedar Lake: 28/100 · Elkhart: 28/100
No gap.
Cedar Lake: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Elkhart: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.