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Lorain vs Vermilion, OH

Vermilion currently scores 3 points higher overall than Lorain, with the largest gap in flood.

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Lorain

36/100

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Vermilion

39/100

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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

Lorain: 36/100 · Vermilion: 39/100

Vermilion is 3 points higher.

Flood

Lorain: 77/100 · Vermilion: 46/100

Lorain is 31 points higher.

Lorain: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.

Vermilion: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Lorain: 17/100 · Vermilion: 17/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Lorain: 58/100 · Vermilion: 64/100

Vermilion is 6 points higher.

Lorain: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Vermilion: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Lorain: 4/100 · Vermilion: 27/100

Vermilion is 23 points higher.

Lorain: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Vermilion: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Lorain: 63/100 · Vermilion: 45/100

Lorain is 18 points higher.

Lorain: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Vermilion: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Lorain: Unavailable · Vermilion: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Lorain: 1/100 · Vermilion: 0/100

Lorain is 1 points higher.

Lorain: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Vermilion: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Lorain: 34/100 · Vermilion: 34/100

No gap.

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

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