City vs city
Ankeny vs Orange City, IA
Ankeny currently scores 10 points higher overall than Orange City, 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 · Orange City: 40/100
Ankeny is 10 points higher.
Flood
Ankeny: 57/100 · Orange City: 55/100
Ankeny is 2 points higher.
Ankeny: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Orange City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Ankeny: 18/100 · Orange City: 20/100
Orange City is 2 points higher.
Ankeny: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Orange City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Ankeny: 58/100 · Orange City: 52/100
Ankeny is 6 points higher.
Ankeny: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Orange City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Ankeny: 62/100 · Orange City: 42/100
Ankeny is 20 points higher.
Ankeny: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Orange City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Ankeny: 100/100 · Orange City: 58/100
Ankeny is 42 points higher.
Ankeny: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Orange City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Ankeny: Unavailable · Orange City: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Ankeny: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Orange City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Ankeny: 28/100 · Orange City: 30/100
Orange City is 2 points higher.
Ankeny: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Orange City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Ankeny: 28/100 · Orange City: 24/100
Ankeny is 4 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.
Orange City: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.