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Hayward vs Madison, WI

Madison currently scores 12 points higher overall than Hayward, with the largest gap in wildfire.

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Hayward

31/100

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Madison

43/100

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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

Hayward: 31/100 · Madison: 43/100

Madison is 12 points higher.

Flood

Hayward: Unavailable · Madison: 84/100

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Hayward: Flood model is not available for this location yet.

Madison: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Hayward: 15/100 · Madison: 16/100

Madison is 1 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Hayward: 25/100 · Madison: 46/100

Madison is 21 points higher.

Hayward: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Madison: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Hayward: 8/100 · Madison: 23/100

Madison is 15 points higher.

Hayward: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Madison: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Hayward: 100/100 · Madison: 100/100

No gap.

Hayward: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Madison: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Hayward: Unavailable · Madison: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Hayward: 39/100 · Madison: 14/100

Hayward is 25 points higher.

Hayward: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Madison: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Hayward: 28/100 · Madison: 21/100

Hayward is 7 points higher.

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

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