City vs city
Aplington vs Grundy Center, IA
Aplington currently scores 7 points higher overall than Grundy Center, 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
Aplington: 41/100 · Grundy Center: 34/100
Aplington is 7 points higher.
Flood
Aplington: 64/100 · Grundy Center: 46/100
Aplington is 18 points higher.
Aplington: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Grundy Center: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Aplington: 18/100 · Grundy Center: 18/100
No gap.
Aplington: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Grundy Center: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Aplington: 26/100 · Grundy Center: 31/100
Grundy Center is 5 points higher.
Aplington: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Grundy Center: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Aplington: 81/100 · Grundy Center: 19/100
Aplington is 62 points higher.
Aplington: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Grundy Center: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Aplington: 41/100 · Grundy Center: 68/100
Grundy Center is 27 points higher.
Aplington: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Grundy Center: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Aplington: Unavailable · Grundy Center: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Aplington: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Grundy Center: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Aplington: 31/100 · Grundy Center: 36/100
Grundy Center is 5 points higher.
Aplington: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Grundy Center: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Aplington: 23/100 · Grundy Center: 22/100
Aplington is 1 points higher.
Aplington: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Grundy Center: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.