City vs city
Chesterton vs Fort Wayne, IN
Fort Wayne currently scores 9 points higher overall than Chesterton, 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
Chesterton: 36/100 · Fort Wayne: 45/100
Fort Wayne is 9 points higher.
Flood
Chesterton: 49/100 · Fort Wayne: 34/100
Chesterton is 15 points higher.
Chesterton: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Fort Wayne: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Chesterton: 15/100 · Fort Wayne: 16/100
Fort Wayne is 1 points higher.
Chesterton: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Fort Wayne: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Chesterton: 33/100 · Fort Wayne: 56/100
Fort Wayne is 23 points higher.
Chesterton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Fort Wayne: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Chesterton: 38/100 · Fort Wayne: 65/100
Fort Wayne is 27 points higher.
Chesterton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Fort Wayne: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Chesterton: 39/100 · Fort Wayne: 100/100
Fort Wayne is 61 points higher.
Chesterton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Fort Wayne: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Chesterton: Unavailable · Fort Wayne: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Chesterton: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Fort Wayne: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Chesterton: 40/100 · Fort Wayne: 12/100
Chesterton is 28 points higher.
Chesterton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Fort Wayne: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Chesterton: 36/100 · Fort Wayne: 30/100
Chesterton is 6 points higher.
Chesterton: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Fort Wayne: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.