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Bayard vs Des Moines, IA

Des Moines currently scores 6 points higher overall than Bayard, with the largest gap in hail.

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Bayard

40/100

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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

Bayard: 40/100 · Des Moines: 46/100

Des Moines is 6 points higher.

Flood

Bayard: 52/100 · Des Moines: 73/100

Des Moines is 21 points higher.

Bayard: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.

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

Wind

Bayard: 19/100 · Des Moines: 18/100

Bayard is 1 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Bayard: 60/100 · Des Moines: 58/100

Bayard is 2 points higher.

Bayard: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Des Moines: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Bayard: 54/100 · Des Moines: 12/100

Bayard is 42 points higher.

Bayard: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

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

Hail

Bayard: 47/100 · Des Moines: 100/100

Des Moines is 53 points higher.

Bayard: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

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

Storm surge

Bayard: Unavailable · Des Moines: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Bayard: 19/100 · Des Moines: 31/100

Des Moines is 12 points higher.

Bayard: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

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

Current air quality

Bayard: 27/100 · Des Moines: 32/100

Des Moines is 5 points higher.

Bayard: 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.