City vs city

Beaver Dam vs Eau Claire, WI

Eau Claire currently scores 5 points higher overall than Beaver Dam, with the largest gap in tornado.

Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.

Beaver Dam

39/100

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Eau Claire

44/100

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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

Beaver Dam: 39/100 · Eau Claire: 44/100

Eau Claire is 5 points higher.

Flood

Beaver Dam: 63/100 · Eau Claire: 47/100

Beaver Dam is 16 points higher.

Beaver Dam: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.

Eau Claire: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Beaver Dam: 15/100 · Eau Claire: 16/100

Eau Claire is 1 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Beaver Dam: 34/100 · Eau Claire: 17/100

Beaver Dam is 17 points higher.

Beaver Dam: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Eau Claire: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Beaver Dam: 0/100 · Eau Claire: 62/100

Eau Claire is 62 points higher.

Beaver Dam: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Eau Claire: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Beaver Dam: 88/100 · Eau Claire: 100/100

Eau Claire is 12 points higher.

Beaver Dam: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Eau Claire: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Beaver Dam: Unavailable · Eau Claire: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Beaver Dam: 15/100 · Eau Claire: 49/100

Eau Claire is 34 points higher.

Beaver Dam: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Eau Claire: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Beaver Dam: 19/100 · Eau Claire: 16/100

Beaver Dam is 3 points higher.

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

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