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Akron vs Shadyside, OH

Shadyside currently scores 6 points higher overall than Akron, with the largest gap in hail.

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Shadyside

44/100

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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 · Shadyside: 44/100

Shadyside is 6 points higher.

Flood

Akron: 62/100 · Shadyside: 76/100

Shadyside is 14 points higher.

Akron: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.

Shadyside: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Akron: 18/100 · Shadyside: 17/100

Akron is 1 points higher.

Akron: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Shadyside: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Akron: 27/100 · Shadyside: 20/100

Akron is 7 points higher.

Akron: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Shadyside: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Akron: 4/100 · Shadyside: 0/100

Akron is 4 points higher.

Akron: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Shadyside: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Akron: 98/100 · Shadyside: 71/100

Akron is 27 points higher.

Akron: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Shadyside: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Akron: Unavailable · Shadyside: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Akron: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Shadyside: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Akron: 27/100 · Shadyside: 44/100

Shadyside is 17 points higher.

Akron: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Shadyside: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Akron: 30/100 · Shadyside: 36/100

Shadyside is 6 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.

Shadyside: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.