City vs city
South Bend vs Valparaiso, IN
South Bend currently scores 9 points higher overall than Valparaiso, 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 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
South Bend: 44/100 · Valparaiso: 35/100
South Bend is 9 points higher.
Flood
South Bend: 30/100 · Valparaiso: 28/100
South Bend is 2 points higher.
South Bend: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Valparaiso: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
South Bend: 16/100 · Valparaiso: 15/100
South Bend is 1 points higher.
South Bend: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Valparaiso: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
South Bend: 48/100 · Valparaiso: 45/100
South Bend is 3 points higher.
South Bend: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Valparaiso: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
South Bend: 54/100 · Valparaiso: 12/100
South Bend is 42 points higher.
South Bend: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Valparaiso: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
South Bend: 100/100 · Valparaiso: 74/100
South Bend is 26 points higher.
South Bend: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Valparaiso: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
South Bend: Unavailable · Valparaiso: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
South Bend: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Valparaiso: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
South Bend: 28/100 · Valparaiso: 37/100
Valparaiso is 9 points higher.
South Bend: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Valparaiso: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
South Bend: 29/100 · Valparaiso: 35/100
Valparaiso is 6 points higher.
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.
Valparaiso: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.