City vs city
Cedar Lake vs St. John, IN
Cedar Lake currently scores 5 points higher overall than St. John, 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
Cedar Lake: 35/100 · St. John: 30/100
Cedar Lake is 5 points higher.
Flood
Cedar Lake: 42/100 · St. John: 37/100
Cedar Lake is 5 points higher.
Cedar Lake: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
St. John: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cedar Lake: 16/100 · St. John: 16/100
No gap.
Cedar Lake: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
St. John: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cedar Lake: 44/100 · St. John: 41/100
Cedar Lake is 3 points higher.
Cedar Lake: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
St. John: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cedar Lake: 38/100 · St. John: 8/100
Cedar Lake is 30 points higher.
Cedar Lake: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
St. John: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cedar Lake: 30/100 · St. John: 39/100
St. John is 9 points higher.
Cedar Lake: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
St. John: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cedar Lake: Unavailable · St. John: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Cedar Lake: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
St. John: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Cedar Lake: 44/100 · St. John: 40/100
Cedar Lake is 4 points higher.
Cedar Lake: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
St. John: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Cedar Lake: 28/100 · St. John: 28/100
No gap.
Cedar Lake: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
St. John: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.