City vs city
New Albany vs South Bend, IN
South Bend currently scores 11 points higher overall than New Albany, 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 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
New Albany: 25/100 · South Bend: 36/100
South Bend is 11 points higher.
Flood
New Albany: 0/100 · South Bend: 20/100
South Bend is 20 points higher.
New Albany: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
South Bend: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Wind
New Albany: 14/100 · South Bend: 16/100
South Bend is 2 points higher.
New Albany: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
South Bend: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
New Albany: 29/100 · South Bend: 41/100
South Bend is 12 points higher.
New Albany: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
South Bend: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
New Albany: 23/100 · South Bend: 0/100
New Albany is 23 points higher.
New Albany: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
South Bend: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
New Albany: 76/100 · South Bend: 76/100
No gap.
New Albany: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
South Bend: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
New Albany: Unavailable · South Bend: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
New Albany: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
South Bend: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
New Albany: 4/100 · South Bend: 34/100
South Bend is 30 points higher.
New Albany: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
South Bend: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
New Albany: 28/100 · South Bend: 29/100
South Bend is 1 points higher.
New Albany: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
South Bend: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.