City vs city
Bellevue vs Sterling, NE
Bellevue currently scores 2 points higher overall than Sterling, with the largest gap in hail.
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
Bellevue: 43/100 · Sterling: 41/100
Bellevue is 2 points higher.
Flood
Bellevue: 58/100 · Sterling: 51/100
Bellevue is 7 points higher.
Bellevue: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Sterling: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Bellevue: 19/100 · Sterling: 19/100
No gap.
Bellevue: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Sterling: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Bellevue: 51/100 · Sterling: 52/100
Sterling is 1 points higher.
Bellevue: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Sterling: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Bellevue: 12/100 · Sterling: 15/100
Sterling is 3 points higher.
Bellevue: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sterling: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Bellevue: 100/100 · Sterling: 81/100
Bellevue is 19 points higher.
Bellevue: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sterling: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Bellevue: Unavailable · Sterling: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Bellevue: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Sterling: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Bellevue: 45/100 · Sterling: 50/100
Sterling is 5 points higher.
Bellevue: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Sterling: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Bellevue: 16/100 · Sterling: 17/100
Sterling is 1 points higher.
Bellevue: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Sterling: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.