City vs city
Albia vs Beacon, IA
Beacon currently scores 6 points higher overall than Albia, 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
Albia: 38/100 · Beacon: 44/100
Beacon is 6 points higher.
Flood
Albia: 57/100 · Beacon: 60/100
Beacon is 3 points higher.
Albia: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Beacon: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Albia: 18/100 · Beacon: 18/100
No gap.
Albia: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Beacon: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Albia: 61/100 · Beacon: 58/100
Albia is 3 points higher.
Albia: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Beacon: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Albia: 27/100 · Beacon: 12/100
Albia is 15 points higher.
Albia: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Beacon: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Albia: 50/100 · Beacon: 100/100
Beacon is 50 points higher.
Albia: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Beacon: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Albia: Unavailable · Beacon: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Albia: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Beacon: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Albia: 23/100 · Beacon: 34/100
Beacon is 11 points higher.
Albia: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Beacon: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Albia: 28/100 · Beacon: 27/100
Albia is 1 points higher.
Albia: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Beacon: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.