City vs city
Ankeny vs Clear Lake, IA
Ankeny currently scores 13 points higher overall than Clear Lake, 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 · Clear Lake: 37/100
Ankeny is 13 points higher.
Flood
Ankeny: 57/100 · Clear Lake: 57/100
No gap.
Ankeny: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Clear Lake: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Ankeny: 18/100 · Clear Lake: 18/100
No gap.
Ankeny: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Clear Lake: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Ankeny: 58/100 · Clear Lake: 27/100
Ankeny is 31 points higher.
Ankeny: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Clear Lake: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Ankeny: 62/100 · Clear Lake: 15/100
Ankeny is 47 points higher.
Ankeny: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Clear Lake: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Ankeny: 100/100 · Clear Lake: 85/100
Ankeny is 15 points higher.
Ankeny: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Clear Lake: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Ankeny: Unavailable · Clear Lake: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Ankeny: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Clear Lake: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Ankeny: 28/100 · Clear Lake: 30/100
Clear Lake is 2 points higher.
Ankeny: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Clear Lake: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Ankeny: 28/100 · Clear Lake: 24/100
Ankeny is 4 points higher.
Ankeny: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Clear Lake: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.