City vs city
New Munster vs Salem Lakes, WI
New Munster currently scores 10 points higher overall than Salem Lakes, 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 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
New Munster: 41/100 · Salem Lakes: 31/100
New Munster is 10 points higher.
Flood
New Munster: 49/100 · Salem Lakes: 64/100
Salem Lakes is 15 points higher.
New Munster: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Salem Lakes: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.
Wind
New Munster: 15/100 · Salem Lakes: 15/100
No gap.
New Munster: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Salem Lakes: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
New Munster: 64/100 · Salem Lakes: 63/100
New Munster is 1 points higher.
New Munster: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Salem Lakes: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
New Munster: 35/100 · Salem Lakes: 4/100
New Munster is 31 points higher.
New Munster: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Salem Lakes: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
New Munster: 66/100 · Salem Lakes: 35/100
New Munster is 31 points higher.
New Munster: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Salem Lakes: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
New Munster: Unavailable · Salem Lakes: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
New Munster: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Salem Lakes: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
New Munster: 32/100 · Salem Lakes: 12/100
New Munster is 20 points higher.
New Munster: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Salem Lakes: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
New Munster: 23/100 · Salem Lakes: 23/100
No gap.
New Munster: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Salem Lakes: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.