City vs city
Akron vs Cleveland Heights, OH
Akron currently scores 7 points higher overall than Cleveland Heights, 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
Akron: 38/100 · Cleveland Heights: 31/100
Akron is 7 points higher.
Flood
Akron: 62/100 · Cleveland Heights: 49/100
Akron is 13 points higher.
Akron: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Cleveland Heights: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Akron: 18/100 · Cleveland Heights: 18/100
No gap.
Akron: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Cleveland Heights: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Akron: 27/100 · Cleveland Heights: 34/100
Cleveland Heights is 7 points higher.
Akron: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Cleveland Heights: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Akron: 4/100 · Cleveland Heights: 0/100
Akron is 4 points higher.
Akron: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Cleveland Heights: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Akron: 98/100 · Cleveland Heights: 41/100
Akron is 57 points higher.
Akron: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Cleveland Heights: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Akron: Unavailable · Cleveland Heights: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Akron: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Cleveland Heights: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Akron: 27/100 · Cleveland Heights: 7/100
Akron is 20 points higher.
Akron: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Cleveland Heights: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Akron: 30/100 · Cleveland Heights: 34/100
Cleveland Heights is 4 points higher.
Akron: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Cleveland Heights: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.