City vs city
Ankeny vs Sheldon, IA
Sheldon currently scores 1 points higher overall than Ankeny, 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 · Sheldon: 51/100
Sheldon is 1 points higher.
Flood
Ankeny: 57/100 · Sheldon: 57/100
No gap.
Ankeny: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Sheldon: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Ankeny: 18/100 · Sheldon: 20/100
Sheldon is 2 points higher.
Ankeny: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Sheldon: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Ankeny: 58/100 · Sheldon: 55/100
Ankeny is 3 points higher.
Ankeny: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Sheldon: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Ankeny: 62/100 · Sheldon: 73/100
Sheldon is 11 points higher.
Ankeny: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sheldon: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Ankeny: 100/100 · Sheldon: 100/100
No gap.
Ankeny: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sheldon: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Ankeny: Unavailable · Sheldon: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Ankeny: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Sheldon: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Ankeny: 28/100 · Sheldon: 30/100
Sheldon is 2 points higher.
Ankeny: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Sheldon: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Ankeny: 28/100 · Sheldon: 23/100
Ankeny is 5 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.
Sheldon: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.