City vs city
Ankeny vs Spirit Lake, IA
Ankeny currently scores 8 points higher overall than Spirit Lake, 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 · Spirit Lake: 42/100
Ankeny is 8 points higher.
Flood
Ankeny: 57/100 · Spirit Lake: 73/100
Spirit Lake is 16 points higher.
Ankeny: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Spirit Lake: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Ankeny: 18/100 · Spirit Lake: 19/100
Spirit Lake is 1 points higher.
Ankeny: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Spirit Lake: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Ankeny: 58/100 · Spirit Lake: 51/100
Ankeny is 7 points higher.
Ankeny: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Spirit Lake: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Ankeny: 62/100 · Spirit Lake: 23/100
Ankeny is 39 points higher.
Ankeny: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Spirit Lake: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Ankeny: 100/100 · Spirit Lake: 67/100
Ankeny is 33 points higher.
Ankeny: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Spirit Lake: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Ankeny: Unavailable · Spirit Lake: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Ankeny: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Spirit Lake: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Ankeny: 28/100 · Spirit Lake: 40/100
Spirit Lake is 12 points higher.
Ankeny: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Spirit Lake: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Ankeny: 28/100 · Spirit Lake: 18/100
Ankeny is 10 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.
Spirit Lake: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.