City vs city
Ankeny vs Belle Plaine, IA
Ankeny currently scores 2 points higher overall than Belle Plaine, 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 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
Ankeny: 50/100 · Belle Plaine: 48/100
Ankeny is 2 points higher.
Flood
Ankeny: 57/100 · Belle Plaine: 99/100
Belle Plaine is 42 points higher.
Ankeny: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Belle Plaine: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Ankeny: 18/100 · Belle Plaine: 18/100
No gap.
Ankeny: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Belle Plaine: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Ankeny: 58/100 · Belle Plaine: 47/100
Ankeny is 11 points higher.
Ankeny: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Belle Plaine: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Ankeny: 62/100 · Belle Plaine: 0/100
Ankeny is 62 points higher.
Ankeny: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Belle Plaine: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Ankeny: 100/100 · Belle Plaine: 68/100
Ankeny is 32 points higher.
Ankeny: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Belle Plaine: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Ankeny: Unavailable · Belle Plaine: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Ankeny: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Belle Plaine: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Ankeny: 28/100 · Belle Plaine: 29/100
Belle Plaine is 1 points higher.
Ankeny: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Belle Plaine: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Ankeny: 28/100 · Belle Plaine: 25/100
Ankeny is 3 points higher.
Ankeny: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Belle Plaine: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.