City vs city
Adel vs Ankeny, IA
Ankeny currently scores 9 points higher overall than Adel, 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
Adel: 41/100 · Ankeny: 50/100
Ankeny is 9 points higher.
Flood
Adel: 57/100 · Ankeny: 57/100
No gap.
Adel: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Ankeny: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Adel: 18/100 · Ankeny: 18/100
No gap.
Adel: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Ankeny: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Adel: 57/100 · Ankeny: 58/100
Ankeny is 1 points higher.
Adel: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Ankeny: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Adel: 8/100 · Ankeny: 62/100
Ankeny is 54 points higher.
Adel: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Ankeny: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Adel: 84/100 · Ankeny: 100/100
Ankeny is 16 points higher.
Adel: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Ankeny: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Adel: Unavailable · Ankeny: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Adel: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Ankeny: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Adel: 33/100 · Ankeny: 28/100
Adel is 5 points higher.
Adel: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ankeny: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Adel: 30/100 · Ankeny: 28/100
Adel is 2 points higher.
Adel: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Ankeny: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.