City vs city
Milwaukee vs Wausau, WI
Wausau currently scores 3 points higher overall than Milwaukee, 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
Milwaukee: 41/100 · Wausau: 44/100
Wausau is 3 points higher.
Flood
Milwaukee: 37/100 · Wausau: 60/100
Wausau is 23 points higher.
Milwaukee: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wausau: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 15 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Milwaukee: 15/100 · Wausau: 15/100
No gap.
Milwaukee: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Wausau: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Milwaukee: 43/100 · Wausau: 21/100
Milwaukee is 22 points higher.
Milwaukee: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Wausau: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Milwaukee: 31/100 · Wausau: 0/100
Milwaukee is 31 points higher.
Milwaukee: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wausau: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Milwaukee: 100/100 · Wausau: 84/100
Milwaukee is 16 points higher.
Milwaukee: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wausau: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Milwaukee: Unavailable · Wausau: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Milwaukee: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wausau: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Milwaukee: 40/100 · Wausau: 56/100
Wausau is 16 points higher.
Milwaukee: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Wausau: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Milwaukee: 20/100 · Wausau: 28/100
Wausau is 8 points higher.
Milwaukee: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Wausau: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.