City vs city
Howland Center vs Niles, OH
Niles currently scores 8 points higher overall than Howland Center, with the largest gap 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 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
Howland Center: 30/100 · Niles: 38/100
Niles is 8 points higher.
Flood
Howland Center: 59/100 · Niles: 70/100
Niles is 11 points higher.
Howland Center: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Niles: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Howland Center: 18/100 · Niles: 18/100
No gap.
Howland Center: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Niles: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Howland Center: 23/100 · Niles: 21/100
Howland Center is 2 points higher.
Howland Center: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Niles: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Howland Center: 0/100 · Niles: 23/100
Niles is 23 points higher.
Howland Center: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Niles: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Howland Center: 37/100 · Niles: 87/100
Niles is 50 points higher.
Howland Center: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Niles: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Howland Center: Unavailable · Niles: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Howland Center: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Niles: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Howland Center: 12/100 · Niles: 14/100
Niles is 2 points higher.
Howland Center: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Niles: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Howland Center: 33/100 · Niles: 33/100
No gap.
Howland Center: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Niles: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.