City vs city
Browns Lake vs Waterford, WI
Waterford currently scores 4 points higher overall than Browns Lake, with the largest gap in wildfire.
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
Browns Lake: 39/100 · Waterford: 43/100
Waterford is 4 points higher.
Flood
Browns Lake: 62/100 · Waterford: 49/100
Browns Lake is 13 points higher.
Browns Lake: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 19 features intersect this tile.
Waterford: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Browns Lake: 15/100 · Waterford: 15/100
No gap.
Browns Lake: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Waterford: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Browns Lake: 64/100 · Waterford: 64/100
No gap.
Browns Lake: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Waterford: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Browns Lake: 4/100 · Waterford: 19/100
Waterford is 15 points higher.
Browns Lake: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Waterford: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Browns Lake: 80/100 · Waterford: 88/100
Waterford is 8 points higher.
Browns Lake: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Waterford: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Browns Lake: Unavailable · Waterford: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Browns Lake: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Waterford: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Browns Lake: 25/100 · Waterford: 42/100
Waterford is 17 points higher.
Browns Lake: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Waterford: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Browns Lake: 23/100 · Waterford: 22/100
Browns Lake is 1 points higher.
Browns Lake: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Waterford: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.