City vs city
Defiance vs Wauseon, OH
Defiance currently scores 2 points higher overall than Wauseon, 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 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
Defiance: 34/100 · Wauseon: 32/100
Defiance is 2 points higher.
Flood
Defiance: 69/100 · Wauseon: 48/100
Defiance is 21 points higher.
Defiance: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Wauseon: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Defiance: 17/100 · Wauseon: 17/100
No gap.
Defiance: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Wauseon: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Defiance: 38/100 · Wauseon: 36/100
Defiance is 2 points higher.
Defiance: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Wauseon: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Defiance: 15/100 · Wauseon: 4/100
Defiance is 11 points higher.
Defiance: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wauseon: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Defiance: 58/100 · Wauseon: 56/100
Defiance is 2 points higher.
Defiance: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wauseon: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Defiance: Unavailable · Wauseon: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Defiance: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wauseon: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Defiance: 9/100 · Wauseon: 30/100
Wauseon is 21 points higher.
Defiance: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Wauseon: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Defiance: 34/100 · Wauseon: 34/100
No gap.
Defiance: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Wauseon: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.