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Dayton vs Defiance, OH

Defiance currently scores 3 points higher overall than Dayton, with the largest gap in hail.

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Dayton

31/100

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Defiance

34/100

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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

Dayton: 31/100 · Defiance: 34/100

Defiance is 3 points higher.

Flood

Dayton: 59/100 · Defiance: 69/100

Defiance is 10 points higher.

Dayton: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.

Defiance: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Dayton: 15/100 · Defiance: 17/100

Defiance is 2 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Dayton: 38/100 · Defiance: 38/100

No gap.

Dayton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Defiance: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Dayton: 0/100 · Defiance: 15/100

Defiance is 15 points higher.

Dayton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Defiance: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Dayton: 39/100 · Defiance: 58/100

Defiance is 19 points higher.

Dayton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Defiance: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Dayton: Unavailable · Defiance: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Dayton: 2/100 · Defiance: 9/100

Defiance is 7 points higher.

Dayton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Defiance: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Dayton: 35/100 · Defiance: 34/100

Dayton is 1 points higher.

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

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