City vs city
Cortland vs Lincoln, NE
Lincoln currently scores 2 points higher overall than Cortland, 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
Cortland: 41/100 · Lincoln: 43/100
Lincoln is 2 points higher.
Flood
Cortland: 42/100 · Lincoln: 60/100
Lincoln is 18 points higher.
Cortland: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Lincoln: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 18 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cortland: 19/100 · Lincoln: 19/100
No gap.
Cortland: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lincoln: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cortland: 42/100 · Lincoln: 41/100
Cortland is 1 points higher.
Cortland: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Lincoln: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cortland: 38/100 · Lincoln: 8/100
Cortland is 30 points higher.
Cortland: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lincoln: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cortland: 77/100 · Lincoln: 100/100
Lincoln is 23 points higher.
Cortland: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lincoln: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cortland: Unavailable · Lincoln: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Cortland: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Lincoln: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Cortland: 49/100 · Lincoln: 51/100
Lincoln is 2 points higher.
Cortland: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Lincoln: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Cortland: 17/100 · Lincoln: 19/100
Lincoln is 2 points higher.
Cortland: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Lincoln: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.