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Appleton vs Chippewa Falls, WI

Chippewa Falls currently scores 3 points higher overall than Appleton, with the largest gap in hail.

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Appleton

33/100

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Chippewa Falls

36/100

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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 · Chippewa Falls: 36/100

Chippewa Falls is 3 points higher.

Flood

Appleton: 46/100 · Chippewa Falls: 70/100

Chippewa Falls is 24 points higher.

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

Chippewa Falls: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Appleton: 14/100 · Chippewa Falls: 16/100

Chippewa Falls is 2 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Appleton: 12/100 · Chippewa Falls: 15/100

Chippewa Falls is 3 points higher.

Appleton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Chippewa Falls: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Appleton: 4/100 · Chippewa Falls: 15/100

Chippewa Falls is 11 points higher.

Appleton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Chippewa Falls: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Appleton: 100/100 · Chippewa Falls: 66/100

Appleton is 34 points higher.

Appleton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Chippewa Falls: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Appleton: Unavailable · Chippewa Falls: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Appleton: 41/100 · Chippewa Falls: 52/100

Chippewa Falls is 11 points higher.

Appleton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Chippewa Falls: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Appleton: 17/100 · Chippewa Falls: 16/100

Appleton is 1 points higher.

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

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