City vs city
New Chicago vs South Bend, IN
South Bend currently scores 1 points higher overall than New Chicago, with the largest gap in tornado.
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 Chicago: 35/100 · South Bend: 36/100
South Bend is 1 points higher.
Flood
New Chicago: 46/100 · South Bend: 20/100
New Chicago is 26 points higher.
New Chicago: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 15 features intersect this tile.
South Bend: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Wind
New Chicago: 15/100 · South Bend: 16/100
South Bend is 1 points higher.
New Chicago: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
South Bend: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
New Chicago: 37/100 · South Bend: 41/100
South Bend is 4 points higher.
New Chicago: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
South Bend: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
New Chicago: 42/100 · South Bend: 0/100
New Chicago is 42 points higher.
New Chicago: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
South Bend: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
New Chicago: 40/100 · South Bend: 76/100
South Bend is 36 points higher.
New Chicago: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
South Bend: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
New Chicago: Unavailable · South Bend: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
New Chicago: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
South Bend: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
New Chicago: 35/100 · South Bend: 34/100
New Chicago is 1 points higher.
New Chicago: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
South Bend: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
New Chicago: 32/100 · South Bend: 29/100
New Chicago is 3 points higher.
New Chicago: 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.