City vs city
Fort Atkinson vs Jefferson, WI
Fort Atkinson and Jefferson are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference 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 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
Fort Atkinson: 39/100 · Jefferson: 39/100
No gap.
Flood
Fort Atkinson: 58/100 · Jefferson: 38/100
Fort Atkinson is 20 points higher.
Fort Atkinson: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Jefferson: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Fort Atkinson: 16/100 · Jefferson: 15/100
Fort Atkinson is 1 points higher.
Fort Atkinson: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Jefferson: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Fort Atkinson: 55/100 · Jefferson: 50/100
Fort Atkinson is 5 points higher.
Fort Atkinson: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Jefferson: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Fort Atkinson: 12/100 · Jefferson: 38/100
Jefferson is 26 points higher.
Fort Atkinson: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Jefferson: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Fort Atkinson: 69/100 · Jefferson: 70/100
Jefferson is 1 points higher.
Fort Atkinson: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Jefferson: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Fort Atkinson: Unavailable · Jefferson: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Fort Atkinson: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Jefferson: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Fort Atkinson: 43/100 · Jefferson: 46/100
Jefferson is 3 points higher.
Fort Atkinson: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Jefferson: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Fort Atkinson: 19/100 · Jefferson: 19/100
No gap.
Fort Atkinson: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Jefferson: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.