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Decatur vs Vera Cruz, IN

Decatur currently scores 11 points higher overall than Vera Cruz, with the largest gap in hail.

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Decatur

42/100

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Vera Cruz

31/100

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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 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

Decatur: 42/100 · Vera Cruz: 31/100

Decatur is 11 points higher.

Flood

Decatur: 42/100 · Vera Cruz: 28/100

Decatur is 14 points higher.

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

Vera Cruz: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Decatur: 16/100 · Vera Cruz: 16/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Decatur: 70/100 · Vera Cruz: 81/100

Vera Cruz is 11 points higher.

Decatur: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Vera Cruz: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Decatur: 35/100 · Vera Cruz: 0/100

Decatur is 35 points higher.

Decatur: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Vera Cruz: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Decatur: 91/100 · Vera Cruz: 17/100

Decatur is 74 points higher.

Decatur: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Vera Cruz: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Decatur: Unavailable · Vera Cruz: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Decatur: 12/100 · Vera Cruz: 15/100

Vera Cruz is 3 points higher.

Decatur: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Vera Cruz: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Decatur: 30/100 · Vera Cruz: 30/100

No gap.

Decatur: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.

Vera Cruz: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.