City vs city
Akron vs Cedar Rapids, IA
Cedar Rapids currently scores 7 points higher overall than Akron, with the largest gap in hail.
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
Akron: 36/100 · Cedar Rapids: 43/100
Cedar Rapids is 7 points higher.
Flood
Akron: 53/100 · Cedar Rapids: 67/100
Cedar Rapids is 14 points higher.
Akron: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Cedar Rapids: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Akron: 20/100 · Cedar Rapids: 17/100
Akron is 3 points higher.
Akron: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Cedar Rapids: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Akron: 43/100 · Cedar Rapids: 43/100
No gap.
Akron: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Cedar Rapids: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Akron: 19/100 · Cedar Rapids: 4/100
Akron is 15 points higher.
Akron: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Cedar Rapids: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Akron: 56/100 · Cedar Rapids: 100/100
Cedar Rapids is 44 points higher.
Akron: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Cedar Rapids: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Akron: Unavailable · Cedar Rapids: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Akron: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Cedar Rapids: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Akron: 39/100 · Cedar Rapids: 44/100
Cedar Rapids is 5 points higher.
Akron: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Cedar Rapids: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Akron: 23/100 · Cedar Rapids: 26/100
Cedar Rapids is 3 points higher.
Akron: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Cedar Rapids: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.