City vs city
Fort Wayne vs New Chicago, IN
Fort Wayne currently scores 10 points higher overall than New 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 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 · New Chicago: 35/100
Fort Wayne is 10 points higher.
Flood
Fort Wayne: 34/100 · New Chicago: 46/100
New Chicago is 12 points higher.
Fort Wayne: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
New Chicago: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 15 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Fort Wayne: 16/100 · New Chicago: 15/100
Fort Wayne is 1 points higher.
Fort Wayne: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
New Chicago: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Fort Wayne: 56/100 · New Chicago: 37/100
Fort Wayne is 19 points higher.
Fort Wayne: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
New Chicago: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Fort Wayne: 65/100 · New Chicago: 42/100
Fort Wayne is 23 points higher.
Fort Wayne: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
New Chicago: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Fort Wayne: 100/100 · New Chicago: 40/100
Fort Wayne is 60 points higher.
Fort Wayne: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
New Chicago: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Fort Wayne: Unavailable · New Chicago: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Fort Wayne: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
New Chicago: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Fort Wayne: 12/100 · New Chicago: 35/100
New Chicago is 23 points higher.
Fort Wayne: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
New Chicago: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Fort Wayne: 30/100 · New Chicago: 32/100
New Chicago is 2 points higher.
Fort Wayne: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
New Chicago: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.