City vs city
Bellevue vs Valparaiso, NE
Bellevue currently scores 7 points higher overall than Valparaiso, 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 · Valparaiso: 36/100
Bellevue is 7 points higher.
Flood
Bellevue: 58/100 · Valparaiso: 39/100
Bellevue is 19 points higher.
Bellevue: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Valparaiso: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Bellevue: 19/100 · Valparaiso: 19/100
No gap.
Bellevue: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Valparaiso: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Bellevue: 51/100 · Valparaiso: 41/100
Bellevue is 10 points higher.
Bellevue: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Valparaiso: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Bellevue: 12/100 · Valparaiso: 12/100
No gap.
Bellevue: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Valparaiso: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Bellevue: 100/100 · Valparaiso: 78/100
Bellevue is 22 points higher.
Bellevue: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Valparaiso: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Bellevue: Unavailable · Valparaiso: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Bellevue: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Valparaiso: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Bellevue: 45/100 · Valparaiso: 44/100
Bellevue is 1 points higher.
Bellevue: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Valparaiso: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Bellevue: 16/100 · Valparaiso: 19/100
Valparaiso is 3 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.
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.