City vs city
Bowling Green vs Waterville, OH
Waterville currently scores 8 points higher overall than Bowling Green, 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
Bowling Green: 39/100 · Waterville: 47/100
Waterville is 8 points higher.
Flood
Bowling Green: 52/100 · Waterville: 77/100
Waterville is 25 points higher.
Bowling Green: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Waterville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Bowling Green: 17/100 · Waterville: 17/100
No gap.
Bowling Green: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Waterville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Bowling Green: 46/100 · Waterville: 37/100
Bowling Green is 9 points higher.
Bowling Green: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Waterville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Bowling Green: 19/100 · Waterville: 0/100
Bowling Green is 19 points higher.
Bowling Green: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Waterville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Bowling Green: 83/100 · Waterville: 97/100
Waterville is 14 points higher.
Bowling Green: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Waterville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Bowling Green: Unavailable · Waterville: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Bowling Green: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Waterville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Bowling Green: 22/100 · Waterville: 17/100
Bowling Green is 5 points higher.
Bowling Green: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Waterville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Bowling Green: 37/100 · Waterville: 39/100
Waterville is 2 points higher.
Bowling Green: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Waterville: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.