City vs city
Bedford vs Bedford Heights, OH
Bedford Heights currently scores 8 points higher overall than Bedford, with the largest gap in tornado.
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
Bedford: 30/100 · Bedford Heights: 38/100
Bedford Heights is 8 points higher.
Flood
Bedford: 55/100 · Bedford Heights: 55/100
No gap.
Bedford: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Bedford Heights: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Bedford: 18/100 · Bedford Heights: 18/100
No gap.
Bedford: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Bedford Heights: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Bedford: 30/100 · Bedford Heights: 32/100
Bedford Heights is 2 points higher.
Bedford: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Bedford Heights: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Bedford: 8/100 · Bedford Heights: 42/100
Bedford Heights is 34 points higher.
Bedford: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Bedford Heights: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Bedford: 57/100 · Bedford Heights: 69/100
Bedford Heights is 12 points higher.
Bedford: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Bedford Heights: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Bedford: Unavailable · Bedford Heights: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Bedford: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Bedford Heights: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Bedford: 10/100 · Bedford Heights: 14/100
Bedford Heights is 4 points higher.
Bedford: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Bedford Heights: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Bedford: 34/100 · Bedford Heights: 34/100
No gap.
Bedford: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Bedford Heights: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.