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Altoona vs Cedar Rapids, IA

Altoona currently scores 2 points higher overall than Cedar Rapids, with the largest gap in flood.

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Altoona

45/100

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Cedar Rapids

43/100

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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

Altoona: 45/100 · Cedar Rapids: 43/100

Altoona is 2 points higher.

Flood

Altoona: 49/100 · Cedar Rapids: 67/100

Cedar Rapids is 18 points higher.

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

Cedar Rapids: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Altoona: 18/100 · Cedar Rapids: 17/100

Altoona is 1 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Altoona: 59/100 · Cedar Rapids: 43/100

Altoona is 16 points higher.

Altoona: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Cedar Rapids: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Altoona: 19/100 · Cedar Rapids: 4/100

Altoona is 15 points higher.

Altoona: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Cedar Rapids: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Altoona: 100/100 · Cedar Rapids: 100/100

No gap.

Altoona: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Cedar Rapids: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Altoona: Unavailable · Cedar Rapids: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Altoona: 36/100 · Cedar Rapids: 44/100

Cedar Rapids is 8 points higher.

Altoona: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Cedar Rapids: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Altoona: 31/100 · Cedar Rapids: 26/100

Altoona is 5 points higher.

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

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