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Akron vs Westerville, OH

Westerville currently scores 7 points higher overall than Akron, with the largest gap in flood.

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Westerville

45/100

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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 · Westerville: 45/100

Westerville is 7 points higher.

Flood

Akron: 62/100 · Westerville: 100/100

Westerville is 38 points higher.

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

Westerville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 16 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Akron: 18/100 · Westerville: 16/100

Akron is 2 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Akron: 27/100 · Westerville: 35/100

Westerville is 8 points higher.

Akron: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Westerville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Akron: 4/100 · Westerville: 27/100

Westerville is 23 points higher.

Akron: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Westerville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Akron: 98/100 · Westerville: 87/100

Akron is 11 points higher.

Akron: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Westerville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Akron: Unavailable · Westerville: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Akron: 27/100 · Westerville: 11/100

Akron is 16 points higher.

Akron: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Westerville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Akron: 30/100 · Westerville: 37/100

Westerville is 7 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.

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