City vs city
Amherst vs Sheffield Lake, OH
Amherst currently scores 5 points higher overall than Sheffield Lake, with the largest gap in flood.
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
Amherst: 35/100 · Sheffield Lake: 30/100
Amherst is 5 points higher.
Flood
Amherst: 43/100 · Sheffield Lake: 64/100
Sheffield Lake is 21 points higher.
Amherst: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Sheffield Lake: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Amherst: 17/100 · Sheffield Lake: 18/100
Sheffield Lake is 1 points higher.
Amherst: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Sheffield Lake: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Amherst: 62/100 · Sheffield Lake: 53/100
Amherst is 9 points higher.
Amherst: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Sheffield Lake: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Amherst: 0/100 · Sheffield Lake: 8/100
Sheffield Lake is 8 points higher.
Amherst: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sheffield Lake: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Amherst: 18/100 · Sheffield Lake: 29/100
Sheffield Lake is 11 points higher.
Amherst: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sheffield Lake: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Amherst: Unavailable · Sheffield Lake: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Amherst: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Sheffield Lake: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Amherst: 0/100 · Sheffield Lake: 1/100
Sheffield Lake is 1 points higher.
Amherst: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Sheffield Lake: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Amherst: 34/100 · Sheffield Lake: 34/100
No gap.
Amherst: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Sheffield Lake: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.