City vs city
Lowell vs Rensselaer, IN
Lowell currently scores 9 points higher overall than Rensselaer, with the largest gap in wildfire.
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
Lowell: 42/100 · Rensselaer: 33/100
Lowell is 9 points higher.
Flood
Lowell: 56/100 · Rensselaer: 34/100
Lowell is 22 points higher.
Lowell: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Rensselaer: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Lowell: 15/100 · Rensselaer: 15/100
No gap.
Lowell: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Rensselaer: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Lowell: 48/100 · Rensselaer: 64/100
Rensselaer is 16 points higher.
Lowell: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Rensselaer: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Lowell: 65/100 · Rensselaer: 50/100
Lowell is 15 points higher.
Lowell: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Rensselaer: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Lowell: 45/100 · Rensselaer: 34/100
Lowell is 11 points higher.
Lowell: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Rensselaer: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Lowell: Unavailable · Rensselaer: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Lowell: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Rensselaer: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Lowell: 34/100 · Rensselaer: 2/100
Lowell is 32 points higher.
Lowell: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Rensselaer: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Lowell: 29/100 · Rensselaer: 30/100
Rensselaer is 1 points higher.
Lowell: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Rensselaer: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.