City vs city
Ankeny vs Mount Vernon, IA
Ankeny currently scores 15 points higher overall than Mount Vernon, 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 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 · Mount Vernon: 35/100
Ankeny is 15 points higher.
Flood
Ankeny: 57/100 · Mount Vernon: 45/100
Ankeny is 12 points higher.
Ankeny: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Mount Vernon: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Ankeny: 18/100 · Mount Vernon: 17/100
Ankeny is 1 points higher.
Ankeny: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Mount Vernon: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Ankeny: 58/100 · Mount Vernon: 43/100
Ankeny is 15 points higher.
Ankeny: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Mount Vernon: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Ankeny: 62/100 · Mount Vernon: 8/100
Ankeny is 54 points higher.
Ankeny: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Mount Vernon: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Ankeny: 100/100 · Mount Vernon: 63/100
Ankeny is 37 points higher.
Ankeny: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Mount Vernon: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Ankeny: Unavailable · Mount Vernon: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Ankeny: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Mount Vernon: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Ankeny: 28/100 · Mount Vernon: 41/100
Mount Vernon is 13 points higher.
Ankeny: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Mount Vernon: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Ankeny: 28/100 · Mount Vernon: 26/100
Ankeny is 2 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.
Mount Vernon: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.