City vs city
Beacon vs Pella, IA
Pella currently scores 5 points higher overall than Beacon, 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
Beacon: 44/100 · Pella: 49/100
Pella is 5 points higher.
Flood
Beacon: 60/100 · Pella: 56/100
Beacon is 4 points higher.
Beacon: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Pella: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Beacon: 18/100 · Pella: 18/100
No gap.
Beacon: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Pella: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Beacon: 58/100 · Pella: 60/100
Pella is 2 points higher.
Beacon: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Pella: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Beacon: 12/100 · Pella: 46/100
Pella is 34 points higher.
Beacon: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Pella: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Beacon: 100/100 · Pella: 100/100
No gap.
Beacon: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Pella: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Beacon: Unavailable · Pella: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Beacon: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Pella: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Beacon: 34/100 · Pella: 34/100
No gap.
Beacon: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Pella: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Beacon: 27/100 · Pella: 30/100
Pella is 3 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.
Pella: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.