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Dayton vs Van Wert, OH

Van Wert currently scores 14 points higher overall than Dayton, with the largest gap in hail.

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Dayton

31/100

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Van Wert

45/100

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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 · Van Wert: 45/100

Van Wert is 14 points higher.

Flood

Dayton: 59/100 · Van Wert: 52/100

Dayton is 7 points higher.

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

Van Wert: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Dayton: 15/100 · Van Wert: 16/100

Van Wert is 1 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Dayton: 38/100 · Van Wert: 59/100

Van Wert is 21 points higher.

Dayton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Van Wert: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Dayton: 0/100 · Van Wert: 31/100

Van Wert is 31 points higher.

Dayton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Van Wert: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Dayton: 39/100 · Van Wert: 78/100

Van Wert is 39 points higher.

Dayton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Van Wert: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Dayton: Unavailable · Van Wert: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Dayton: 2/100 · Van Wert: 0/100

Dayton is 2 points higher.

Dayton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Van Wert: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Dayton: 35/100 · Van Wert: 33/100

Dayton is 2 points higher.

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

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