City vs city
Ankeny vs Columbus Junction, IA
Ankeny currently scores 16 points higher overall than Columbus Junction, 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
Ankeny: 50/100 · Columbus Junction: 34/100
Ankeny is 16 points higher.
Flood
Ankeny: 57/100 · Columbus Junction: 66/100
Columbus Junction is 9 points higher.
Ankeny: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Columbus Junction: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Ankeny: 18/100 · Columbus Junction: 17/100
Ankeny is 1 points higher.
Ankeny: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Columbus Junction: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Ankeny: 58/100 · Columbus Junction: 38/100
Ankeny is 20 points higher.
Ankeny: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Columbus Junction: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Ankeny: 62/100 · Columbus Junction: 15/100
Ankeny is 47 points higher.
Ankeny: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Columbus Junction: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Ankeny: 100/100 · Columbus Junction: 42/100
Ankeny is 58 points higher.
Ankeny: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Columbus Junction: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Ankeny: Unavailable · Columbus Junction: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Ankeny: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Columbus Junction: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Ankeny: 28/100 · Columbus Junction: 37/100
Columbus Junction is 9 points higher.
Ankeny: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Columbus Junction: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Ankeny: 28/100 · Columbus Junction: 21/100
Ankeny is 7 points higher.
Ankeny: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Columbus Junction: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.