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Racine vs Waterloo, WI

Waterloo currently scores 10 points higher overall than Racine, with the largest gap in wildfire.

Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.

Racine

32/100

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Waterloo

42/100

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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

Racine: 32/100 · Waterloo: 42/100

Waterloo is 10 points higher.

Flood

Racine: 49/100 · Waterloo: 77/100

Waterloo is 28 points higher.

Racine: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.

Waterloo: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Racine: 15/100 · Waterloo: 15/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Racine: 60/100 · Waterloo: 46/100

Racine is 14 points higher.

Racine: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Waterloo: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Racine: 8/100 · Waterloo: 8/100

No gap.

Racine: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Waterloo: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Racine: 51/100 · Waterloo: 77/100

Waterloo is 26 points higher.

Racine: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Waterloo: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Racine: Unavailable · Waterloo: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Racine: 21/100 · Waterloo: 50/100

Waterloo is 29 points higher.

Racine: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Waterloo: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Racine: 23/100 · Waterloo: 19/100

Racine is 4 points higher.

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

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