City vs city
Lake Mills vs Watertown, WI
Lake Mills currently scores 7 points higher overall than Watertown, 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
Lake Mills: 44/100 · Watertown: 37/100
Lake Mills is 7 points higher.
Flood
Lake Mills: 67/100 · Watertown: 65/100
Lake Mills is 2 points higher.
Lake Mills: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Watertown: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Lake Mills: 15/100 · Watertown: 15/100
No gap.
Lake Mills: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Watertown: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Lake Mills: 50/100 · Watertown: 46/100
Lake Mills is 4 points higher.
Lake Mills: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Watertown: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Lake Mills: 0/100 · Watertown: 38/100
Watertown is 38 points higher.
Lake Mills: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Watertown: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Lake Mills: 65/100 · Watertown: 35/100
Lake Mills is 30 points higher.
Lake Mills: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Watertown: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Lake Mills: Unavailable · Watertown: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Lake Mills: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Watertown: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Lake Mills: 47/100 · Watertown: 43/100
Lake Mills is 4 points higher.
Lake Mills: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Watertown: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Lake Mills: 19/100 · Watertown: 19/100
No gap.
Lake Mills: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Watertown: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.