City vs city
East Chicago vs South Bend, IN
South Bend currently scores 12 points higher overall than East Chicago, 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
East Chicago: 32/100 · South Bend: 44/100
South Bend is 12 points higher.
Flood
East Chicago: 48/100 · South Bend: 30/100
East Chicago is 18 points higher.
East Chicago: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.
South Bend: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
East Chicago: 16/100 · South Bend: 16/100
No gap.
East Chicago: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
South Bend: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
East Chicago: 34/100 · South Bend: 48/100
South Bend is 14 points higher.
East Chicago: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
South Bend: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
East Chicago: 15/100 · South Bend: 54/100
South Bend is 39 points higher.
East Chicago: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
South Bend: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
East Chicago: 32/100 · South Bend: 100/100
South Bend is 68 points higher.
East Chicago: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
South Bend: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
East Chicago: Unavailable · South Bend: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
East Chicago: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
South Bend: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
East Chicago: 48/100 · South Bend: 28/100
East Chicago is 20 points higher.
East Chicago: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
South Bend: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
East Chicago: 28/100 · South Bend: 29/100
South Bend is 1 points higher.
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.
South Bend: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.