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Dayton vs Lorain, OH

Lorain currently scores 5 points higher overall than Dayton, with the largest gap in hail.

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Dayton

31/100

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Lorain

36/100

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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 · Lorain: 36/100

Lorain is 5 points higher.

Flood

Dayton: 59/100 · Lorain: 77/100

Lorain is 18 points higher.

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

Lorain: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Dayton: 15/100 · Lorain: 17/100

Lorain is 2 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Dayton: 38/100 · Lorain: 58/100

Lorain is 20 points higher.

Dayton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Lorain: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Dayton: 0/100 · Lorain: 4/100

Lorain is 4 points higher.

Dayton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Lorain: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Dayton: 39/100 · Lorain: 63/100

Lorain is 24 points higher.

Dayton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Lorain: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Dayton: Unavailable · Lorain: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Dayton: 2/100 · Lorain: 1/100

Dayton is 1 points higher.

Dayton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Lorain: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Dayton: 35/100 · Lorain: 34/100

Dayton is 1 points higher.

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

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