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Ankeny vs Forest City, IA

Ankeny currently scores 10 points higher overall than Forest City, with the largest gap in tornado.

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Ankeny

50/100

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Forest City

40/100

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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.