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Bluffton vs Lima, OH

Lima currently scores 8 points higher overall than Bluffton, with the largest gap in tornado.

Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.

Bluffton

30/100

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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

Bluffton: 30/100 · Lima: 38/100

Lima is 8 points higher.

Flood

Bluffton: 60/100 · Lima: 62/100

Lima is 2 points higher.

Bluffton: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.

Lima: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Bluffton: 16/100 · Lima: 16/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Bluffton: 61/100 · Lima: 63/100

Lima is 2 points higher.

Bluffton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Lima: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Bluffton: 8/100 · Lima: 69/100

Lima is 61 points higher.

Bluffton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Lima: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Bluffton: 25/100 · Lima: 23/100

Bluffton is 2 points higher.

Bluffton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Lima: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Bluffton: Unavailable · Lima: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Bluffton: 8/100 · Lima: 1/100

Bluffton is 7 points higher.

Bluffton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Lima: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Bluffton: 34/100 · Lima: 34/100

No gap.

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

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