City vs city
Fairbury vs Grand Island, NE
Grand Island currently scores 20 points higher overall than Fairbury, 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 is a current EPA AirNow signal; 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
Fairbury: 41/100 · Grand Island: 61/100
Grand Island is 20 points higher.
Flood
Fairbury: 45/100 · Grand Island: 54/100
Grand Island is 9 points higher.
Fairbury: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Grand Island: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Fairbury: 19/100 · Grand Island: 19/100
No gap.
Fairbury: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Grand Island: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Fairbury: 41/100 · Grand Island: 50/100
Grand Island is 9 points higher.
Fairbury: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Grand Island: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Fairbury: 19/100 · Grand Island: 100/100
Grand Island is 81 points higher.
Fairbury: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Grand Island: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Fairbury: 100/100 · Grand Island: 100/100
No gap.
Fairbury: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Grand Island: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Fairbury: Unavailable · Grand Island: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Fairbury: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Grand Island: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Fairbury: 49/100 · Grand Island: 41/100
Fairbury is 8 points higher.
Fairbury: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Grand Island: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Fairbury: 14/100 · Grand Island: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Fairbury: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Grand Island: Air quality model is not available for this location yet.