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Bassett vs Des Moines, IA

Des Moines currently scores 13 points higher overall than Bassett, with the largest gap in hail.

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Bassett

33/100

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Des Moines

46/100

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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

Bassett: 33/100 · Des Moines: 46/100

Des Moines is 13 points higher.

Flood

Bassett: 64/100 · Des Moines: 73/100

Des Moines is 9 points higher.

Bassett: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.

Des Moines: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Bassett: 17/100 · Des Moines: 18/100

Des Moines is 1 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Bassett: 19/100 · Des Moines: 58/100

Des Moines is 39 points higher.

Bassett: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Des Moines: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Bassett: 0/100 · Des Moines: 12/100

Des Moines is 12 points higher.

Bassett: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Des Moines: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Bassett: 37/100 · Des Moines: 100/100

Des Moines is 63 points higher.

Bassett: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Des Moines: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Bassett: Unavailable · Des Moines: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Bassett: 38/100 · Des Moines: 31/100

Bassett is 7 points higher.

Bassett: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Des Moines: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Bassett: 21/100 · Des Moines: 32/100

Des Moines is 11 points higher.

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

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