City vs city
East Chicago vs Highland, IN
Highland currently scores 21 points higher overall than East Chicago, 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 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
East Chicago: 32/100 · Highland: 53/100
Highland is 21 points higher.
Flood
East Chicago: 48/100 · Highland: 39/100
East Chicago is 9 points higher.
East Chicago: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.
Highland: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 17 features intersect this tile.
Wind
East Chicago: 16/100 · Highland: 16/100
No gap.
East Chicago: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Highland: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
East Chicago: 34/100 · Highland: 37/100
Highland is 3 points higher.
East Chicago: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Highland: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
East Chicago: 15/100 · Highland: 100/100
Highland is 85 points higher.
East Chicago: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Highland: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
East Chicago: 32/100 · Highland: 100/100
Highland is 68 points higher.
East Chicago: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Highland: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
East Chicago: Unavailable · Highland: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
East Chicago: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Highland: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
East Chicago: 48/100 · Highland: 51/100
Highland is 3 points higher.
East Chicago: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Highland: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
East Chicago: 28/100 · Highland: 28/100
No gap.
East Chicago: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Highland: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.