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Madison vs South Milwaukee, WI

Madison currently scores 8 points higher overall than South Milwaukee, with the largest gap in flood.

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Madison

43/100

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South Milwaukee

35/100

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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

Madison: 43/100 · South Milwaukee: 35/100

Madison is 8 points higher.

Flood

Madison: 84/100 · South Milwaukee: 52/100

Madison is 32 points higher.

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

South Milwaukee: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Madison: 16/100 · South Milwaukee: 15/100

Madison is 1 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Madison: 46/100 · South Milwaukee: 49/100

South Milwaukee is 3 points higher.

Madison: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

South Milwaukee: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Madison: 23/100 · South Milwaukee: 8/100

Madison is 15 points higher.

Madison: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

South Milwaukee: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Madison: 100/100 · South Milwaukee: 68/100

Madison is 32 points higher.

Madison: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

South Milwaukee: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Madison: Unavailable · South Milwaukee: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Madison: 14/100 · South Milwaukee: 35/100

South Milwaukee is 21 points higher.

Madison: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

South Milwaukee: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Madison: 21/100 · South Milwaukee: 20/100

Madison is 1 points higher.

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

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