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Elkhart vs Mishawaka, IN

Mishawaka currently scores 5 points higher overall than Elkhart, with the largest gap in tornado.

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Elkhart

35/100

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Mishawaka

40/100

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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 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

Elkhart: 35/100 · Mishawaka: 40/100

Mishawaka is 5 points higher.

Flood

Elkhart: 36/100 · Mishawaka: 30/100

Elkhart is 6 points higher.

Elkhart: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.

Mishawaka: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Elkhart: 16/100 · Mishawaka: 16/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Elkhart: 51/100 · Mishawaka: 49/100

Elkhart is 2 points higher.

Elkhart: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Mishawaka: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Elkhart: 8/100 · Mishawaka: 27/100

Mishawaka is 19 points higher.

Elkhart: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Mishawaka: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Elkhart: 91/100 · Mishawaka: 100/100

Mishawaka is 9 points higher.

Elkhart: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Mishawaka: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Elkhart: Unavailable · Mishawaka: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Elkhart: 12/100 · Mishawaka: 28/100

Mishawaka is 16 points higher.

Elkhart: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Mishawaka: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Elkhart: 28/100 · Mishawaka: 29/100

Mishawaka is 1 points higher.

Elkhart: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

Mishawaka: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.