City vs city
Beaverdale vs Des Moines, IA
Des Moines currently scores 7 points higher overall than Beaverdale, 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
Beaverdale: 39/100 · Des Moines: 46/100
Des Moines is 7 points higher.
Flood
Beaverdale: 40/100 · Des Moines: 73/100
Des Moines is 33 points higher.
Beaverdale: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Des Moines: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Beaverdale: 17/100 · Des Moines: 18/100
Des Moines is 1 points higher.
Beaverdale: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Des Moines: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Beaverdale: 44/100 · Des Moines: 58/100
Des Moines is 14 points higher.
Beaverdale: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Des Moines: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Beaverdale: 81/100 · Des Moines: 12/100
Beaverdale is 69 points higher.
Beaverdale: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Des Moines: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Beaverdale: 49/100 · Des Moines: 100/100
Des Moines is 51 points higher.
Beaverdale: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Des Moines: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Beaverdale: Unavailable · Des Moines: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Beaverdale: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Des Moines: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Beaverdale: 21/100 · Des Moines: 31/100
Des Moines is 10 points higher.
Beaverdale: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Des Moines: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Beaverdale: 21/100 · Des Moines: 32/100
Des Moines is 11 points higher.
Beaverdale: 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.