City vs city
Crab Orchard vs Sterling, NE
Sterling currently scores 8 points higher overall than Crab Orchard, 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
Crab Orchard: 33/100 · Sterling: 41/100
Sterling is 8 points higher.
Flood
Crab Orchard: 43/100 · Sterling: 51/100
Sterling is 8 points higher.
Crab Orchard: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Sterling: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Crab Orchard: 19/100 · Sterling: 19/100
No gap.
Crab Orchard: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Sterling: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Crab Orchard: 52/100 · Sterling: 52/100
No gap.
Crab Orchard: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Sterling: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Crab Orchard: 8/100 · Sterling: 15/100
Sterling is 7 points higher.
Crab Orchard: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sterling: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Crab Orchard: 33/100 · Sterling: 81/100
Sterling is 48 points higher.
Crab Orchard: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sterling: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Crab Orchard: Unavailable · Sterling: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Crab Orchard: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Sterling: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Crab Orchard: 63/100 · Sterling: 50/100
Crab Orchard is 13 points higher.
Crab Orchard: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Sterling: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Crab Orchard: 15/100 · Sterling: 17/100
Sterling is 2 points higher.
Crab Orchard: 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.