City vs city
Anamosa vs Mount Vernon, IA
Anamosa currently scores 3 points higher overall than Mount Vernon, 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
Anamosa: 38/100 · Mount Vernon: 35/100
Anamosa is 3 points higher.
Flood
Anamosa: 53/100 · Mount Vernon: 45/100
Anamosa is 8 points higher.
Anamosa: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Mount Vernon: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Anamosa: 17/100 · Mount Vernon: 17/100
No gap.
Anamosa: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Mount Vernon: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Anamosa: 35/100 · Mount Vernon: 43/100
Mount Vernon is 8 points higher.
Anamosa: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Mount Vernon: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Anamosa: 19/100 · Mount Vernon: 8/100
Anamosa is 11 points higher.
Anamosa: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Mount Vernon: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Anamosa: 84/100 · Mount Vernon: 63/100
Anamosa is 21 points higher.
Anamosa: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Mount Vernon: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Anamosa: Unavailable · Mount Vernon: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Anamosa: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Mount Vernon: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Anamosa: 34/100 · Mount Vernon: 41/100
Mount Vernon is 7 points higher.
Anamosa: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Mount Vernon: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Anamosa: 26/100 · Mount Vernon: 26/100
No gap.
Anamosa: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Mount Vernon: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.