City vs city
La Porte vs South Bend, IN
South Bend currently scores 8 points higher overall than La Porte, 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 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
La Porte: 36/100 · South Bend: 44/100
South Bend is 8 points higher.
Flood
La Porte: 32/100 · South Bend: 30/100
La Porte is 2 points higher.
La Porte: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
South Bend: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
La Porte: 16/100 · South Bend: 16/100
No gap.
La Porte: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
South Bend: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
La Porte: 39/100 · South Bend: 48/100
South Bend is 9 points higher.
La Porte: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
South Bend: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
La Porte: 35/100 · South Bend: 54/100
South Bend is 19 points higher.
La Porte: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
South Bend: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
La Porte: 71/100 · South Bend: 100/100
South Bend is 29 points higher.
La Porte: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
South Bend: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
La Porte: Unavailable · South Bend: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
La Porte: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
South Bend: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
La Porte: 25/100 · South Bend: 28/100
South Bend is 3 points higher.
La Porte: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
South Bend: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
La Porte: 35/100 · South Bend: 29/100
La Porte is 6 points higher.
La Porte: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
South Bend: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.