City vs city
Ankeny vs Prairie City, IA
Ankeny currently scores 13 points higher overall than Prairie 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 · Prairie City: 37/100
Ankeny is 13 points higher.
Flood
Ankeny: 57/100 · Prairie City: 46/100
Ankeny is 11 points higher.
Ankeny: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Prairie City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Ankeny: 18/100 · Prairie City: 18/100
No gap.
Ankeny: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Prairie City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Ankeny: 58/100 · Prairie City: 59/100
Prairie City is 1 points higher.
Ankeny: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Prairie City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Ankeny: 62/100 · Prairie City: 23/100
Ankeny is 39 points higher.
Ankeny: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Prairie City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Ankeny: 100/100 · Prairie City: 52/100
Ankeny is 48 points higher.
Ankeny: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Prairie City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Ankeny: Unavailable · Prairie City: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Ankeny: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Prairie City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Ankeny: 28/100 · Prairie City: 33/100
Prairie City is 5 points higher.
Ankeny: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Prairie City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Ankeny: 28/100 · Prairie City: 31/100
Prairie City is 3 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.
Prairie 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.