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Audubon vs Iowa City, IA

Iowa City currently scores 4 points higher overall than Audubon, with the largest gap in flood.

Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.

Audubon

44/100

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Iowa City

48/100

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Hazard breakdown

Scores describe each city’s reference grid tile, not every property. A missing model is unavailable, not zero risk. Air quality is a current EPA AirNow signal; 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

Audubon: 44/100 · Iowa City: 48/100

Iowa City is 4 points higher.

Flood

Audubon: 43/100 · Iowa City: 64/100

Iowa City is 21 points higher.

Audubon: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.

Iowa City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Audubon: 19/100 · Iowa City: 17/100

Audubon is 2 points higher.

Audubon: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Iowa City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Audubon: 56/100 · Iowa City: 47/100

Audubon is 9 points higher.

Audubon: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Iowa City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Audubon: 42/100 · Iowa City: 38/100

Audubon is 4 points higher.

Audubon: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Iowa City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Audubon: 89/100 · Iowa City: 100/100

Iowa City is 11 points higher.

Audubon: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Iowa City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Audubon: Unavailable · Iowa City: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Audubon: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Iowa City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Audubon: 34/100 · Iowa City: 43/100

Iowa City is 9 points higher.

Audubon: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Iowa City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Audubon: 24/100 · Iowa City: 24/100

No gap.

Audubon: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

Iowa City: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.