City vs city
Fairmount vs Sims, IN
Sims currently scores 3 points higher overall than Fairmount, 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
Fairmount: 37/100 · Sims: 40/100
Sims is 3 points higher.
Flood
Fairmount: 30/100 · Sims: 37/100
Sims is 7 points higher.
Fairmount: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Sims: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Fairmount: 15/100 · Sims: 15/100
No gap.
Fairmount: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Sims: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Fairmount: 78/100 · Sims: 79/100
Sims is 1 points higher.
Fairmount: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Sims: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Fairmount: 8/100 · Sims: 77/100
Sims is 69 points higher.
Fairmount: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sims: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Fairmount: 93/100 · Sims: 39/100
Fairmount is 54 points higher.
Fairmount: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sims: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Fairmount: Unavailable · Sims: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Fairmount: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Sims: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Fairmount: 8/100 · Sims: 2/100
Fairmount is 6 points higher.
Fairmount: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Sims: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Fairmount: 30/100 · Sims: 30/100
No gap.
Fairmount: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Sims: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.