City vs city
Jefferson vs Painesville, OH
Painesville currently scores 4 points higher overall than Jefferson, 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 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
Jefferson: 29/100 · Painesville: 33/100
Painesville is 4 points higher.
Flood
Jefferson: 55/100 · Painesville: 75/100
Painesville is 20 points higher.
Jefferson: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Painesville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Jefferson: 18/100 · Painesville: 18/100
No gap.
Jefferson: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Painesville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Jefferson: 31/100 · Painesville: 34/100
Painesville is 3 points higher.
Jefferson: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Painesville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Jefferson: 0/100 · Painesville: 15/100
Painesville is 15 points higher.
Jefferson: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Painesville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Jefferson: 25/100 · Painesville: 38/100
Painesville is 13 points higher.
Jefferson: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Painesville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Jefferson: Unavailable · Painesville: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Jefferson: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Painesville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Jefferson: 13/100 · Painesville: 17/100
Painesville is 4 points higher.
Jefferson: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Painesville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Jefferson: 32/100 · Painesville: 32/100
No gap.
Jefferson: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Painesville: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.