City vs city
Lancaster vs Prairie du Chien, WI
Lancaster and Prairie du Chien are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference in flood.
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
Lancaster: 35/100 · Prairie du Chien: 35/100
No gap.
Flood
Lancaster: 38/100 · Prairie du Chien: 60/100
Prairie du Chien is 22 points higher.
Lancaster: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Prairie du Chien: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Lancaster: 17/100 · Prairie du Chien: 17/100
No gap.
Lancaster: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Prairie du Chien: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Lancaster: 24/100 · Prairie du Chien: 15/100
Lancaster is 9 points higher.
Lancaster: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Prairie du Chien: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Lancaster: 15/100 · Prairie du Chien: 15/100
No gap.
Lancaster: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Prairie du Chien: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Lancaster: 92/100 · Prairie du Chien: 83/100
Lancaster is 9 points higher.
Lancaster: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Prairie du Chien: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Lancaster: Unavailable · Prairie du Chien: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Lancaster: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Prairie du Chien: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Lancaster: 39/100 · Prairie du Chien: 40/100
Prairie du Chien is 1 points higher.
Lancaster: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Prairie du Chien: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Lancaster: 17/100 · Prairie du Chien: 16/100
Lancaster is 1 points higher.
Lancaster: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Prairie du Chien: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.