City vs city

Indianapolis vs Marion, IN

Indianapolis currently scores 9 points higher overall than Marion, with the largest gap in tornado.

Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.

Indianapolis

49/100

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Marion

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

Indianapolis: 49/100 · Marion: 40/100

Indianapolis is 9 points higher.

Flood

Indianapolis: 38/100 · Marion: 32/100

Indianapolis is 6 points higher.

Indianapolis: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 17 features intersect this tile.

Marion: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Indianapolis: 15/100 · Marion: 15/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Indianapolis: 50/100 · Marion: 80/100

Marion is 30 points higher.

Indianapolis: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Marion: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Indianapolis: 100/100 · Marion: 0/100

Indianapolis is 100 points higher.

Indianapolis: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Marion: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Indianapolis: 100/100 · Marion: 77/100

Indianapolis is 23 points higher.

Indianapolis: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Marion: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Indianapolis: Unavailable · Marion: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Indianapolis: 9/100 · Marion: 3/100

Indianapolis is 6 points higher.

Indianapolis: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Marion: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Indianapolis: 29/100 · Marion: 31/100

Marion is 2 points higher.

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

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