City vs city
Ankeny vs Cherokee, IA
Ankeny currently scores 8 points higher overall than Cherokee, 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 · Cherokee: 42/100
Ankeny is 8 points higher.
Flood
Ankeny: 57/100 · Cherokee: 49/100
Ankeny is 8 points higher.
Ankeny: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Cherokee: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Ankeny: 18/100 · Cherokee: 19/100
Cherokee is 1 points higher.
Ankeny: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Cherokee: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Ankeny: 58/100 · Cherokee: 55/100
Ankeny is 3 points higher.
Ankeny: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Cherokee: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Ankeny: 62/100 · Cherokee: 12/100
Ankeny is 50 points higher.
Ankeny: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Cherokee: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Ankeny: 100/100 · Cherokee: 100/100
No gap.
Ankeny: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Cherokee: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Ankeny: Unavailable · Cherokee: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Ankeny: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Cherokee: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Ankeny: 28/100 · Cherokee: 36/100
Cherokee is 8 points higher.
Ankeny: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Cherokee: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Ankeny: 28/100 · Cherokee: 21/100
Ankeny is 7 points higher.
Ankeny: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Cherokee: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.