City vs city
Ankeny vs Forest City, IA
Ankeny currently scores 10 points higher overall than Forest City, 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 · Forest City: 40/100
Ankeny is 10 points higher.
Flood
Ankeny: 57/100 · Forest City: 78/100
Forest City is 21 points higher.
Ankeny: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Forest City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 16 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Ankeny: 18/100 · Forest City: 18/100
No gap.
Ankeny: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Forest City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Ankeny: 58/100 · Forest City: 33/100
Ankeny is 25 points higher.
Ankeny: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Forest City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Ankeny: 62/100 · Forest City: 15/100
Ankeny is 47 points higher.
Ankeny: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Forest City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Ankeny: 100/100 · Forest City: 88/100
Ankeny is 12 points higher.
Ankeny: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Forest City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Ankeny: Unavailable · Forest City: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Ankeny: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Forest City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Ankeny: 28/100 · Forest City: 25/100
Ankeny is 3 points higher.
Ankeny: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Forest City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Ankeny: 28/100 · Forest City: 23/100
Ankeny is 5 points higher.
Ankeny: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Forest City: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.