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Appleton vs Burlington, WI

Burlington currently scores 6 points higher overall than Appleton, with the largest gap in lightning.

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Appleton

33/100

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Burlington

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

Appleton: 33/100 · Burlington: 39/100

Burlington is 6 points higher.

Flood

Appleton: 46/100 · Burlington: 62/100

Burlington is 16 points higher.

Appleton: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.

Burlington: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 19 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Appleton: 14/100 · Burlington: 15/100

Burlington is 1 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Appleton: 12/100 · Burlington: 64/100

Burlington is 52 points higher.

Appleton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Burlington: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Appleton: 4/100 · Burlington: 4/100

No gap.

Appleton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Burlington: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Appleton: 100/100 · Burlington: 80/100

Appleton is 20 points higher.

Appleton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Burlington: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Appleton: Unavailable · Burlington: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Appleton: 41/100 · Burlington: 25/100

Appleton is 16 points higher.

Appleton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Burlington: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Appleton: 17/100 · Burlington: 23/100

Burlington is 6 points higher.

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

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