City vs city
Akron vs East Palestine, OH
Akron currently scores 14 points higher overall than East Palestine, 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 · East Palestine: 24/100
Akron is 14 points higher.
Flood
Akron: 62/100 · East Palestine: 12/100
Akron is 50 points higher.
Akron: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
East Palestine: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Akron: 18/100 · East Palestine: 18/100
No gap.
Akron: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
East Palestine: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Akron: 27/100 · East Palestine: 25/100
Akron is 2 points higher.
Akron: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
East Palestine: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Akron: 4/100 · East Palestine: 4/100
No gap.
Akron: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
East Palestine: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Akron: 98/100 · East Palestine: 40/100
Akron is 58 points higher.
Akron: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
East Palestine: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Akron: Unavailable · East Palestine: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Akron: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
East Palestine: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Akron: 27/100 · East Palestine: 33/100
East Palestine is 6 points higher.
Akron: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
East Palestine: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Akron: 30/100 · East Palestine: 35/100
East Palestine is 5 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.
East Palestine: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.