City vs city
Beacon vs Des Moines, IA
Des Moines currently scores 2 points higher overall than Beacon, with the largest gap in flood.
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
Beacon: 44/100 · Des Moines: 46/100
Des Moines is 2 points higher.
Flood
Beacon: 60/100 · Des Moines: 73/100
Des Moines is 13 points higher.
Beacon: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Des Moines: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Beacon: 18/100 · Des Moines: 18/100
No gap.
Beacon: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Des Moines: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Beacon: 58/100 · Des Moines: 58/100
No gap.
Beacon: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Des Moines: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Beacon: 12/100 · Des Moines: 12/100
No gap.
Beacon: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Des Moines: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Beacon: 100/100 · Des Moines: 100/100
No gap.
Beacon: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Des Moines: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Beacon: Unavailable · Des Moines: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Beacon: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Des Moines: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Beacon: 34/100 · Des Moines: 31/100
Beacon is 3 points higher.
Beacon: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Des Moines: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Beacon: 27/100 · Des Moines: 32/100
Des Moines is 5 points higher.
Beacon: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Des Moines: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.