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Evanston vs Purple Sage, WY

Evanston currently scores 11 points higher overall than Purple Sage, with the largest gap in wildfire.

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Evanston

29/100

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Purple Sage

18/100

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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

Evanston: 29/100 · Purple Sage: 18/100

Evanston is 11 points higher.

Flood

Evanston: 79/100 · Purple Sage: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Evanston: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.

Purple Sage: Flood model is not available for this location yet.

Wind

Evanston: 12/100 · Purple Sage: 13/100

Purple Sage is 1 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Evanston: 14/100 · Purple Sage: 13/100

Evanston is 1 points higher.

Evanston: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Purple Sage: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Evanston: 0/100 · Purple Sage: 0/100

No gap.

Evanston: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Purple Sage: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Evanston: 1/100 · Purple Sage: 3/100

Purple Sage is 2 points higher.

Evanston: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Purple Sage: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Evanston: Unavailable · Purple Sage: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Evanston: 43/100 · Purple Sage: 57/100

Purple Sage is 14 points higher.

Evanston: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Purple Sage: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Evanston: 26/100 · Purple Sage: 20/100

Evanston is 6 points higher.

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

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