City vs city
Heritage Lake vs Waveland, IN
Heritage Lake currently scores 1 points higher overall than Waveland, 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
Heritage Lake: 31/100 · Waveland: 30/100
Heritage Lake is 1 points higher.
Flood
Heritage Lake: 32/100 · Waveland: 30/100
Heritage Lake is 2 points higher.
Heritage Lake: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Waveland: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Heritage Lake: 15/100 · Waveland: 15/100
No gap.
Heritage Lake: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Waveland: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Heritage Lake: 51/100 · Waveland: 58/100
Waveland is 7 points higher.
Heritage Lake: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Waveland: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Heritage Lake: 42/100 · Waveland: 0/100
Heritage Lake is 42 points higher.
Heritage Lake: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Waveland: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Heritage Lake: 42/100 · Waveland: 40/100
Heritage Lake is 2 points higher.
Heritage Lake: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Waveland: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Heritage Lake: Unavailable · Waveland: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Heritage Lake: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Waveland: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Heritage Lake: 9/100 · Waveland: 11/100
Waveland is 2 points higher.
Heritage Lake: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Waveland: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Heritage Lake: 28/100 · Waveland: 28/100
No gap.
Heritage Lake: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Waveland: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.