City vs city
Cross Plains vs Sauk City, WI
Sauk City currently scores 11 points higher overall than Cross Plains, with the largest gap in tornado.
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 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
Cross Plains: 32/100 · Sauk City: 43/100
Sauk City is 11 points higher.
Flood
Cross Plains: 41/100 · Sauk City: 74/100
Sauk City is 33 points higher.
Cross Plains: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Sauk City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 15 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cross Plains: 16/100 · Sauk City: 16/100
No gap.
Cross Plains: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Sauk City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cross Plains: 36/100 · Sauk City: 31/100
Cross Plains is 5 points higher.
Cross Plains: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Sauk City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cross Plains: 19/100 · Sauk City: 100/100
Sauk City is 81 points higher.
Cross Plains: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sauk City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cross Plains: 48/100 · Sauk City: 46/100
Cross Plains is 2 points higher.
Cross Plains: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sauk City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cross Plains: Unavailable · Sauk City: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Cross Plains: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Sauk City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Cross Plains: 46/100 · Sauk City: 18/100
Cross Plains is 28 points higher.
Cross Plains: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Sauk City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Cross Plains: 20/100 · Sauk City: 18/100
Cross Plains is 2 points higher.
Cross Plains: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Sauk City: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.