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Muncie vs South Bend, IN

Muncie currently scores 4 points higher overall than South Bend, with the largest gap in tornado.

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

Muncie

48/100

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South Bend

44/100

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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 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

Muncie: 48/100 · South Bend: 44/100

Muncie is 4 points higher.

Flood

Muncie: 37/100 · South Bend: 30/100

Muncie is 7 points higher.

Muncie: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.

South Bend: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Muncie: 15/100 · South Bend: 16/100

South Bend is 1 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Muncie: 67/100 · South Bend: 48/100

Muncie is 19 points higher.

Muncie: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

South Bend: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Muncie: 81/100 · South Bend: 54/100

Muncie is 27 points higher.

Muncie: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

South Bend: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Muncie: 100/100 · South Bend: 100/100

No gap.

Muncie: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

South Bend: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Muncie: Unavailable · South Bend: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Muncie: 7/100 · South Bend: 28/100

South Bend is 21 points higher.

Muncie: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

South Bend: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Muncie: 32/100 · South Bend: 29/100

Muncie is 3 points higher.

Muncie: 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.