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Amherst vs Vermilion, OH

Vermilion currently scores 4 points higher overall than Amherst, with the largest gap in tornado.

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Amherst

35/100

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Vermilion

39/100

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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 is a current EPA AirNow signal; 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 · Vermilion: 39/100

Vermilion is 4 points higher.

Flood

Amherst: 43/100 · Vermilion: 46/100

Vermilion is 3 points higher.

Amherst: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.

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

Wind

Amherst: 17/100 · Vermilion: 17/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Amherst: 62/100 · Vermilion: 64/100

Vermilion is 2 points higher.

Amherst: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Vermilion: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Amherst: 0/100 · Vermilion: 27/100

Vermilion is 27 points higher.

Amherst: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Vermilion: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Amherst: 18/100 · Vermilion: 45/100

Vermilion is 27 points higher.

Amherst: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Vermilion: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Amherst: Unavailable · Vermilion: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Amherst: 0/100 · Vermilion: 0/100

No gap.

Amherst: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Vermilion: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Amherst: 34/100 · Vermilion: 34/100

No gap.

Amherst: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

Vermilion: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.