City vs city
Fort Wayne vs Merrillville, IN
Fort Wayne currently scores 8 points higher overall than Merrillville, 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 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
Fort Wayne: 45/100 · Merrillville: 37/100
Fort Wayne is 8 points higher.
Flood
Fort Wayne: 34/100 · Merrillville: 31/100
Fort Wayne is 3 points higher.
Fort Wayne: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Merrillville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Fort Wayne: 16/100 · Merrillville: 15/100
Fort Wayne is 1 points higher.
Fort Wayne: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Merrillville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Fort Wayne: 56/100 · Merrillville: 41/100
Fort Wayne is 15 points higher.
Fort Wayne: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Merrillville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Fort Wayne: 65/100 · Merrillville: 15/100
Fort Wayne is 50 points higher.
Fort Wayne: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Merrillville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Fort Wayne: 100/100 · Merrillville: 75/100
Fort Wayne is 25 points higher.
Fort Wayne: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Merrillville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Fort Wayne: Unavailable · Merrillville: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Fort Wayne: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Merrillville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Fort Wayne: 12/100 · Merrillville: 53/100
Merrillville is 41 points higher.
Fort Wayne: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Merrillville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Fort Wayne: 30/100 · Merrillville: 30/100
No gap.
Fort Wayne: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Merrillville: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.