City vs city
Charlestown vs Elkhart, IN
Elkhart currently scores 8 points higher overall than Charlestown, with the largest gap in flood.
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
Charlestown: 27/100 · Elkhart: 35/100
Elkhart is 8 points higher.
Flood
Charlestown: 9/100 · Elkhart: 36/100
Elkhart is 27 points higher.
Charlestown: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Elkhart: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Charlestown: 14/100 · Elkhart: 16/100
Elkhart is 2 points higher.
Charlestown: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Elkhart: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Charlestown: 28/100 · Elkhart: 51/100
Elkhart is 23 points higher.
Charlestown: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Elkhart: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Charlestown: 15/100 · Elkhart: 8/100
Charlestown is 7 points higher.
Charlestown: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Elkhart: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Charlestown: 90/100 · Elkhart: 91/100
Elkhart is 1 points higher.
Charlestown: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Elkhart: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Charlestown: Unavailable · Elkhart: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Charlestown: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Elkhart: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Charlestown: 3/100 · Elkhart: 12/100
Elkhart is 9 points higher.
Charlestown: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Elkhart: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Charlestown: 31/100 · Elkhart: 28/100
Charlestown is 3 points higher.
Charlestown: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Elkhart: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.