City vs city
Highland Heights vs Richmond Heights, OH
Highland Heights and Richmond Heights are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference in hail.
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
Highland Heights: 31/100 · Richmond Heights: 31/100
No gap.
Flood
Highland Heights: 59/100 · Richmond Heights: 49/100
Highland Heights is 10 points higher.
Highland Heights: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Richmond Heights: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Highland Heights: 18/100 · Richmond Heights: 18/100
No gap.
Highland Heights: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Richmond Heights: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Highland Heights: 32/100 · Richmond Heights: 34/100
Richmond Heights is 2 points higher.
Highland Heights: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Richmond Heights: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Highland Heights: 8/100 · Richmond Heights: 0/100
Highland Heights is 8 points higher.
Highland Heights: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Richmond Heights: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Highland Heights: 58/100 · Richmond Heights: 41/100
Highland Heights is 17 points higher.
Highland Heights: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Richmond Heights: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Highland Heights: Unavailable · Richmond Heights: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Highland Heights: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Richmond Heights: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Highland Heights: 11/100 · Richmond Heights: 7/100
Highland Heights is 4 points higher.
Highland Heights: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Richmond Heights: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Highland Heights: 33/100 · Richmond Heights: 34/100
Richmond Heights is 1 points higher.
Highland Heights: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Richmond Heights: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.